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hey
hi
did you hear?
yeah. the first from twelve, right?
mhmm
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well.
oh, right. the second winner, right?
dan-something?
hold on, I'll look it up
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yeah. DanTDM
'the diamond minecart'
fitting. ████ is the ████ district, right?
holy shit
he was metal as fuck
not really
from what i can see in the records, he was pretty mellow
capitol must've loved that
yeah
especially after Felix
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he reminds me of bianca.
what, like he was an overbearing mom?
hah, no. but just. same vibes.
im watching his interviews rn.
he seemed really nice
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shame they erased him
is he still down there?
i don't know
after they scrubbed him, all record of him just
disappears
damn. that's crazy.
howd you even know about him? if they scrubbed him like the rest of zero
im magical
i wouldn't be surprised
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d'you think techno had anything to do with it?
what, with the new guy?
yeah
i don't think so
i think it was all him
seriously?
yeah. you seen the kids persona?
mhmm. its a good one. it'll suck for him tho
probably, yeah.
anyways
its a kind of
bravado thing
idk
its hard to explain
god barely any of the victors had it
who did?
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who had the bravado, i mean
uhhhh hold on
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okay so
felix, sean, mark, imane, dan and arin (who im counting as 1 bc those two are basically one person), rajj, tyler, bianca, Jordan, pyro, minx, techno, and carson
i mean.
we're still here, so
you and me, i guess
and schlatt
yeah
and schlatt
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you think he'll get along with the others on six?
maybe. who knows?
cooper was angry as well.
i mean, he hasn't exactly mellowed out over the years, but it's not as bad as it was
guess we can thank travis for that, huh
yeah
but to be honest
the angry ones always run out of steam sooner or later
i mean
discounting eric
damn. haven't thought about him in a good while.
did he ever go through with that group thing he wanted to do?
with cameron and tobi?
i don't know.
i don't think so
id have to ask cam
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do you think
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nevermind
what?
its nothing its stupid
hey
preston, bro, how long have we been friends for?
27 years?
cmon, you can tell me anything
okay
well
i just
god this is so dumb but
do you think
that we'll still be here
yknow
after the whole heat death of the universe thing
like
i don't mean alive
i mean
do you think people will remember us?
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uh
hm
well
i'd like to think so?
id like to think that someday someone will look back
and they'll know my name
beyond the whole
uh
'victor' thing
i guess its just
the fear of being forgotten, right?
YES
yeah exactly
like being out of the limelight would be
amazing
but like
the idea of everything i do
being finite
and so easily erasable
its
scary
yeah
because like
god
if nothing we do matters in the end
why the fuck do we do it, right?
right
but the way i see it
we just
we live our lives the best we can
when we're stuck like this
and that's basically all we can do
cause once you're dead in the ground
you cant change nothing
right?
so
so why worry about it?
bc
in my very humble opinion
being faded is the best thing that could ever happen to me
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what, you don't agree?
i dunno
its a nice idea
being out of the spotlight and everything
but
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i dunno
i just
aw cmon dude spit it out
i told you we've been friends for years its not like im gonna make fun of you or anything
no yeah i know
its just
you're right
fading sounds nice
but
i just
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i like the thought of being infinite
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oh my god
you're such a dork
DUDE
IM JUST SAYING
dude :(
im sorry im sorry!!!
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but
yknow
i guess you're right
i am?
yeah
i mean.
fading sounds. wonderful
especially after everything
yeah
but.
i guess
i guess infinity does sound nice, doesn't it?
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oh shit
i gotta go
you going to the spring gala?
yeah.
still getting invited, even after all these years
im getting old
dude
you are not old
and besides
its because there's been no one from eleven since you, man
they're holding on until they get someone new
plus
you're like
the only victor who has had the president come to their gala
so
dear god
don't remind me
anywyas
i have to go get ready
nick and ryan are here
tell them i said hi!
will do
bye
bye