PH: Have the first of two conversations almost on top of each other.

-- loanedAllegiance [LA] began pestering plotHooked [PH] at 14:57 --

[02:57] LA: H€££o Mi$$ App€££öƒ.

[02:58] LA: How ar€ ¥ou?

[02:58] PH: !!!!!!!! AASCAM! And to what do I owe the ?leasure of being first addressed by the greediest greenbloodiest troll to ever survive an a?ocaly?se?

[02:59] LA: W€££, I ju$t had $om€ tim€ to m¥$€£ƒ and I wa$ hoping, w€££ wond€ring mor€ £ik€ that w€££...

[03:00] LA: ...

[03:00] LA: Nothing £€av€$ thi$ ¢hatbox, OK?

[03:00] PH: >:O

[03:01] LA: £€t'$ ju$t $a¥ what I am about to a$k ¥ou might b€ $ho¢king.

[03:01] PH: I am all eyes, as it were! >;) 

[03:01] LA: A£right.

[03:01] LA: I n€€d advi¢€.

[03:01] LA: Mor€ $p€¢iƒi¢a££¥...

[03:01] PH: WAIT!

[03:01] PH: Is it ...

[03:01] PH: ... B)

[03:01] PH: ... Romantic advice?

[03:01] LA: ...

[03:01] LA: ¥€$.

[03:03] PH: Ahahahaha. Yessssssss. I knew it! Soon, you'll all come crawwwwwlllllling to me, eyes wide, hearts ?al?itating a little too ra?idly, endearing flushes '?on thy cheeks! 'Arethusa, ?lease, ?lease dro? your wisdom '?on our heads. We mocked you before, but now, well, what with one thing or the other, you're our best chance!'

[03:03] PH: >:P 

[03:03] PH: Sorry, this is just really ?leasing! >:D

[03:03] PH: Well, lay it out like a ?rofessional. What seems to be the trouble, Mister Ca?ita?

[03:04] LA: W€££, th€ thing i$, w€££ th€r€$ two p€op£€ I hav€ m¥ €¥€$ on right now.

[03:05] LA: I'm quit€ b£a¢k ƒor £amia, a$ i$ appar€nt to an¥on€ with a ƒun¢tioning think pan.

[03:05] LA: And I think I hav€ pa£€ ƒ€€£ing$ ƒor ¢¥moth.

[03:06] LA: I wa$ hoping ¥ou ¢ou£d advi$€ m€ on th€ b€$t ¢our$€ oƒ a¢tion h€r€.

[03:07] -- plotHooked [PH] in LoFAR takes a moment from a busy schedule of trying to save her friend and stomping imps to equip her Sexy Wire-rimmed ROMADVERSARIAL ADVICTOR GLASSES. --

[03:08] -- loanedAllegiance [LA] sits against a tree, head in hand, wondering why he thought this was a good idea. --

[03:09] PH: Hee. Can you be more s?ecific, Scammy? The best course of action -- for what? Wooing? The kismesis will be easy enough to ?ursue, but moiraildom -- that's an entirely other outdoor enjoyment area ?layed with round 3-D s?heres.

[03:10] PH: I su??ose what I'm asking is ...

[03:10] PH: ... Where exactly do you feel ... At a loss?

[03:12] LA: W€££ I'm ab$o£ut€£¥ $ur€ that £amia hat€$ m€, $o I gu€$$ thi$ i$ about ¢¥moth. I ju$t want to know how b€$t to approa¢h h€r and how to t€££ h€r and how to b€ a good moirai£ and a££ that.

[03:14] PH: You're ...

[03:14] PH: ...Asking ...

[03:14] PH: ... Me?

[03:14] PH: How to be a good moirail...

[03:14] PH: ... to Cymmy?

[03:14] PH: Tee Hee, gosh, I like you, Scammy.

[03:14] PH: Don't ever change!

[03:14] LA: I'm ƒ£att€r€d.

[03:15] PH: All right. When you s?eak with her do you feel more like you're calming her down and kee?ing her from being even more shithive maggots crazy and destructive and doombluhdoom oh I just accidentally crushed this little bitty civilization because I was sto??ing around in an angsty fit?

[03:15] PH: Or more like her re?lies to your comments kee? you sort of even keeled make you want to be a better troll a ?aragon who isn't just about annhilation or hostile takeovers but about hostile takeovers with FINESSE?

[03:18] LA: Th€ ƒir$t on€ I think. $h€ b€¢am€ $o d€pr€$$ing aƒt€r h€r d€ath and I gu€$$ I ju$t want h€r happ¥ and $tab£€ again. I don't know iƒ it'$ b€¢au$€ oƒ pit¥ or $om€ $ort oƒ mi$p£a¢€d ¢ompa$$ion but I ju$t ¢an't $tand to $€€ h€r £ik€ thi$.

[03:19] LA: Oh god thi$ i$ humi£iating.

[03:23] PH: Ha! She wasn't that stable before she died, but leaving that aside, leaving aside also the fact that I am o?ening a memo AS WE S?EAK entitled "Aascam <> Cymoth, Any Takers, Cymmy? You Out There?" ...

[03:23] PH: ... why don't you just tell her that?

[03:24] PH: Cym's a romantic! Or was, and I'm ?retty sure she's still a romantic somewhere. A??roach her all blah blah moirallegiance is about destiny (which it is!) and this feels right to me blah blah could it feel right to you too?

[03:24] PH: And see what she says!

[03:27] LA: But it'$ kind oƒ €mbara$$ing, I'm tr¥ing to b€ a m€r¢i£€$$ bu$in€$$a$$in with a h€art oƒ pur€ m€ta£ h€r€, and ¢ompa$$ion i$ ¢ount€rprodu¢tiv€ to that. At £€a$t op€n ¢ompa$$ion i$. ¢ompa$$ion b€hind ¢£o$€d door$ i$ ƒin€.

[03:27] LA: I gu€$$ what I'm tr¥ing to $a¥ i$, how do I b€¢om€ h€r moirai£ without an¥on€ noti¢ing?

[03:27] LA: I$ that €v€n po$$ib£€?

[03:30] PH: ?ossible? Yes! Stu?id? Very! Secretive? Even more so! Arethusa a??roved? Well, I do like secrets, as they're very conducive to sudden ?lot twists, so -- you want to kee? any ?otential moirallegiance between yourself and Cym a secret? I don't really think that will be too difficult in this climate, bro. Just get Cymoth to agree not to blab about it and you'll be gold. Although I think your "reasons

[03:30] PH: " for kee?ing it on the downlow are silly and frivolous and lame. Badass trolls, trolls far more badass than your bu$ine$$a$$in idol, have danced the ?ale romantical waltz!

[03:31] PH: And those who thought that a glimmer of "com?assion" or "?ity" made them "soft" and "weak" ...

[03:31] PH: ... were soon ...

[03:31] PH: ... disabused ...

[03:31] PH: ... of the notion. >;)

[03:33] LA: W€££, I $uppo$€ $o.

[03:33] LA: How $hou£d I go about t€££ing h€r?

[03:34] PH: 'You need looking after; I'd like to be the one to do it. <> Y / N? [ ]'

[03:35] LA: Ar€thu$a, don't ¥ou think that'$ a bit imp€r$ona£?

[03:36] PH: You can swa? out 'Cymoth' for 'you.' >;)

[03:36] PH: Seriously, just tell her the way you feel.

[03:37] LA: And iƒ $h€ r€a¢t$ bad£¥?

[03:37] PH: There are no big gestures to make -- not yet, anyway. Be there for her when she needs you to be there. Don't be afraid when she's ram?aging, use your cunning to hel? her be a better troll, etcetera.

[03:37] PH: Welllllllll

[03:37] PH: If she reacts badly, and you can't handle it?

[03:37] PH: I guess you guys weren't fated to be moirails.

[03:38] PH: If she reacts badly, and you're just not "feeling it," then you're ?robably just friends.

[03:38] LA: €u¢h, I hat€ gamb£€$.

[03:38] LA: But I $uppo$€ I hav€ no oth€r ¢hoi¢€, now do I?

[03:38] PH: It's easy to mistake friendshi? and fleeting bowel sicknesses and/or moments of ?ity for the weaker and more ?athetic for ?ale leanings.

[03:38] PH: No?e! You totally don't. Suck it u? and be bold for a change! 

[03:39] PH: Geesh, Scam! Didn't we have a whole talk about how REAL businessassin's actually took risks when mani?ulating their assets -- invisible and otherwise? Kee? that in mind for more than just business! It'll make life a lot more FUN!

[03:40] LA: I... $uppo$€ $o. Thank ¥ou ƒor thi$ Ar€thu$a. ¥ou'r€ a good ƒri€nd.

[03:40] LA: W€ ar€ ƒri€nd$, right?

[03:41] PH: Aascam? B) I'm a good everything. But thank you!

[03:41] PH: Hee. I don't see why not! 

[03:43] LA: I $€€. W€££, wi$h m€ £u¢k th€n, might a$ w€££ do it now and g€t thi$ thing ov€r with.

[03:43] PH: Hee! STRIKE while the IRON IS HOT and you're feeling all encouraged and armed with EXCELLENT advice from the trollgirl who was involved in a disastrous not-actually-moirailshi? with your current lady ?ale? Okay!

[03:44] PH: If you want to talk about your black as?irations later, feel free to message me. Oh, and uh, let me know when you made that thing T wanted you to make. Did you know she killed ?e??????

[03:45] LA: $h€ did?

[03:45] LA: Thi$ i$ n€w$ to m€.

[03:46] PH: It was a tragic way to go -- and unex?ected. Vicious, even! One might say the hardest of cores! >:) 

[03:47] PH: But go on, talk to Cym! I need to finish this thing I'm doing.

[03:47] LA: W€££, I gu€$$ h€ wou£d hav€ ju$t $£ow€d u$ down an¥wa¥$. Ta£k to ¥ou £at€r, Ar€thu$a.