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misfire | un: jtk

[willrevile]

The only old Earth holiday I'd even heard of before history studies at the academy is Christmas, because that's the only one anyone still celebrates where I'm from.

[ayes]

thats kinda sad
there are a bunch of fun holidays other than christmas! nobody knows any of the others?

[willrevile]

[ Oh-- this again. Heckin buggy network. ]

We've got other holidays, so it evens out. I think plenty of people know, I just wasn't ever knowledgeable.

Hi.

[ayes]

hi!
I dont think weve talked before? maybe we have I dont remember

so where are you from without holidays

[willrevile]

I don't think we have, no. The system that manages messaging seems to be pretty screwed up, today. I'm Jim Kirk.

United Earth.

[ayes]

hi jim!
Im you

sooooo whats the difference btwn United Earth and Regular Earth
like is your earth one with japan and america or is it a different earth

[willrevile]

Hi, You.

It's that Earth, we just have one collective government instead of being broken up into different countries. Much easier that way.

[ayes]

oh hey you got it right most people get confused at first

whoaaaa thats pretty cool
howd that happen
like werent people like "nuh uh we dont want to join"?

[willrevile]

Haha, I try. Is it pronounced like 'yoo' or 'yoh'?

A little, but by then everyone as pretty sick of war, and there were benefits to being one unit. It happened a long time ago, for me.

[ayes]

the second one! you write it like this 曜 ohhh that makes sense how long ago are we talking about? bc Im from 2018 so if that was going to happen soon thatd be great! i mean if it would have happened, i guess

[willrevile]

I see it now. :)

[ He wasn't an officer in the xenolinguistics club only to annoy the heck out of Uhura. ]

A couple hundred years. I'm from 2264.

[ayes]

whoaaa thats so far into the future!
thats crazy!!

do you speak Japanese though? is there still japanese in the future?? or japan???

[willrevile]

Yes to all three. My Japanese probably isn't very good, though.

What did you do in 2018?

[ayes]

oh thats cool to know!
maybe things arent so different then

I was still in high school!
in my tiny little seaside town out in the sticks
i did some other stuff like diving team and school idols but
you know just kinda growing up i guess!

[willrevile]

[ Aw jeez, she sounded like a kid, and she actually is a kid. It's nice to think young people were saved from everything but on the other hand: this place is rough. ]

Heck of a change. Is there even school here?

[ayes]

uhh if there is
they don't make us go to it

which is probably for the best

[willrevile]

.. Yeah, you've got a point there.

You've been alright here?

[ayes]

uh

[There's a long pause between this message and the next one]

yeah ive been ok i guess

[Even over text, she's not a good liar.]

[willrevile]

[ MMMMmmm.

What does he even say, though, Jim has no idea. ]

You know what, if you can say you're ok, then you're hanging in there and that's all any of us can do.

[ayes]

haha right? i mean Im sure that we all gotta like idk it's pretty tough so just keep swimming

[willrevile]

Yeah. All great places start from scratch and have trouble getting going. Hopefully we'll be able to make something happen, here, with progress.

[ayes]

I hope so
all Ive really managed to do is a few parties
thats kinda it

[willrevile]

Parties are important. Leisure is a huge component of managing mental health and wellbeing.

[ Could you sound any more like a Starfleet textbook, Jim, jfc. ]

I've only ever been to a Valentine's Day one, here, was that you?

[ayes]

oh yeah! i did that!
im the girl who sang on stage if you remember
i hope you had a good time there! it was a lot of fun wasnt it?

[willrevile]

Oh, yeah, I do remember that. It was great.

I dunno how you got my info to invite me, I'd just shown up, but it was a nice break in the chaos.