to: all. several completely legitimate and scientific questions

[mathmetism]

heyo, senseis, it’s me, jerry. i have questions.

when we ~transcend~ into this higher plane of consciousness, is our body just chinchillin’ out in reality, totally out of touch? like if someone tries to lick my eyeball, or draw a dickbutt on my face, does the matrix shoot me a ping? or am i just waking up to pink eye?

has a rogue multidimensional being ever hijacked someone’s consciousness while they’re out fishing? y’all ever meet any primeval dark gods of inconceivable pain out there?

has anyone tried calibrating a radio to pick up this frequency instead of playing pink eye roulette?

how do I know which body to come back to? what if i end up in brenda?

how much does perception shape the horizon? if i drop acid, can i effectively transform the singularity into one of those big inflatable wiggly boys they put outside used car dealerships?

let a girl know

hugs & kisses
jerthro trull

Comments

[stations]

( allow him to weigh in on his best friend's behalf: )

Yeah, probably.

[tedandroses]

the problem with the commitment to the bit is that i'd never considered drawing on people's faces while they're escaping to their magical demesnes~~ (yeah i have no idea what it looks like in there. no one has led the way, per se. it's kind of ...wet to go solicit help) ...

...but now i'm thinking about it.
not a dickbutt though. come on. what are we, 12?
obviously a lucha libre mask or a pop art outline of all their features with newsprint dots or a dragon breathing fire across their nose like at a kid's birthday. something classy.

[tedandroses]

Wow. That sounds…amazing.

I don’t think there is any where I’m from. Well, there’s plenty we can’t explain, but it’s not a widely practiced thing. But if you think of magic as a science… I’m rambling. I’m sorry.

[she grins at that]

I wouldn’t say no to one. …are you offering?

[princessvegas]

It's not "superweed", that's stupid. They're strains I develop in the Horizon to have exactly the effects I want and none of the shitty things like dry mouth or paranoia. Then we recreate them in the real world and grow them from that.

[kobes]

No. Because I haven't been there yet.
For all I know, there could be plenty of dead normal people walking around there.
But I feel like it would've been mentioned by now.

Electrocution like lightning? That sounds incredibly unsafe.
Death is when you die. When you aren't alive anymore.

[He'd thought that was obvious???]

[mathmetism]

and yet 50% - 70% successful if deployed within 5 minutes of collapse
i know, wild

is it though?
at what point do you call not alive?
what if you're brain dead but your body's still kicking?
or your body's shut down but you're brain's still going?
how much do you know about Graham's number?

[stations]

Jerry, no.
What did we say about mathematically disproving the concept of death in front of strangers? We talked about this.

[mathmetism]

sweet
once i hack the matrix and unlocked forbidden knowledge of my previous lives let's reminiscence about the good ol times
but enough about me and how im gonna seduce that magic rock
tell me about you, eddie
whatre your life goals
whos your favorite care bear
how do you picture "the afterlife"

[mathmetism]

truly
madly
deeply
~until the sky falls down on me~

[mathmetism]

daaaww shucks
i'm just out here doing my best

now we just have to figure out how to yoink rosa and obrien through that bath tub wormhole
any idea how guarded they keep it?

[mathmetism]

"its impolite to shatter the fundamental principles of mortality, and funerals aren't the place to awaken randos to the true nature of impermanence and raise the global consciousness one congregation at a time"
man ill never commune with louis armstrong's philosophical genius at this rate

[stations]

I'm sure you'll manage.

[mathmetism]

look i'm just out here trying to share the wonders of mechanical engineering and the wisdom of eastern philosophy with the people
confucius once said "fuck around and find out"

[tedandroses]

Well great, now I’m perturbed AND I’m mad this place doesn’t have karaoke. (I …assume.)

[mathmetism]

hey, karaoke is anywhere you have a song in your heart and a captive audience
follow your dreams

[tedandroses]

Great! Just checking.
(Friend of yours?)

[stations]

Yeah, my best friend from back home.
He can be a little... a lot. I'd only take about half of what he says seriously. The hardest part is figuring out which half.

[mathmetism]

if the singularity can drag us through multidimensional wormholes, grant powers and reshape our consciousness, what's a trickster god to it? why not just evict it?

[tedandroses]

A captive audience, you say.

Hmm. I do think you’re missing …the scrolling lyrics.

Oh can you see it, baby?
You don't have to close your eyes
It's standing right before you

[mathmetism]

hey all they you need (for karaoke) will surely come

[ unfortunately for everyone in the castle thorne living quarters, this is being simultaneously belted out, off key, through the hallways: ]

I'LL BE YOUR DREAM
I'LL BE YOUR WISH
I'LL BE YOUR FANTASYYYY

[mathmetism]

the world's original horse girl
big fan of large families, sex positivity and matriarchal leadership

you want one? i'll make you one
you get me something from your world, i'll get you a noodley boy
it'll be a cross culture exchange

[mathmetism]

hey hey criticism from the sidelines is bad taste
let's see your best haiku

[tedandroses]

That’s cool. That y’all have each other. It’s odd, I’ve noticed some people have a good few friends from home and some have no one. Like certain places are full of whatever…it is they’re picking up when they summon us? Maybe?

Haha, no worries, my friends back home were a little a lot too, especially the ones from way back. I translate from ‘I’m kidding, unless you’re not kidding. Are you not kidding? get in, loser’ pretty well.

So where’s home for you?

[mathmetism]

you're a wizard, jacky

[mathmetism]

your lack of opportunistic shenanigans does not negate that of others
and wow dickbutt is an undying symbol of immaturity appropriate for all ages
but i wouldn't mind waking up with a lucha libre mask