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SYSTEM: Elias_ChiliYogurt has entered the room.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: ?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Anyone here
Elias_ChiliYogurt: I can see a Cordelia29 here
Cordelia29: Good evening to you, sir. I am in fact here.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: hi,
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Got this entire place to yourself?
Cordelia29: Indeed. Though, ‘entire’ seems rather grand for this humble space.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: lol
Elias_ChiliYogurt: am i intruding?
Cordelia29: Not at all. It is a rare delight to have company in this room.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: cool
Cordelia29: What is your name?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Elias
Elias_ChiliYogurt: You?
Cordelia29: Cordelia, as you may have noticed from my alias.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Right nice to meey you
Elias_ChiliYogurt: meet
Elias_ChiliYogurt: How old are you
Elias_ChiliYogurt: if you don’t mind me asking
Cordelia29: Not at all, I am of 17 years of age.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Wait, really?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: That’s nuts You don’t sound like any teen ik. You’re text got a pretty old-school vibe.
Cordelia29: It is but the way in which I was raised, I suppose. My family and tutors impressed upon me much importance on manners and proper speech.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Cool
Elias_ChiliYogurt: So you from Kanland, TN or some other country?
Cordelia29: I hailed from Kingsdale. What about you?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Oh same! I’m from Hullfieldshire
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Little Hull, yk
Cordelia29: Hullfieldshire? I am afraid I am unfamiliar with such a county, is it near Hulldon?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Yeah, right around it.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Its a bit more ?rural
Elias_ChiliYogurt: ig
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Pretty chill place
Cordelia29: Ah, I see. I confess, the names of the smaller counties often elude my memory. It is difficult to keep track of all the regions.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: lol yeah, I get that.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: I’m more into stuff like forums and archives on the internet than anything about geography or history personally
Cordelia29: I am unsure I understand what you mean by the term ‘Forums’. Is it something close to a public meeting or gathering?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Er
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Its kinda like chatrooms
Elias_ChiliYogurt: but you can also mess around with images and and gifs.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: How haven’t you heard of them?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: they’re pretty popular places
Cordelia29: I must admit, I am unfamiliar with such things. We communicated mainly through pigeon, or wire if my family allowed it. I suppose I am somewhat behind the times.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: So you’re new to the internet?
Cordelia29: Not new, per se. I have had occasion to use it, though my exposure is limited.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: ah
Elias_ChiliYogurt: How’s Kingsdale like?
Cordelia29: Kingsdale is an industrial city, although I am aware of not much else. My family seldom allowed me to travel beyond our residence.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Damn, that sucks dude
Cordelia29: I was accustomed to my situation, and I did not seek to complain.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Fair enough
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Listen, I gtg soon
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Mind if I add you to friends
Cordelia29: I would be honoured, though I must admit, I am unfamiliar with the process you speak of.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: don’t worry
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Have sent a request
Cordelia29: Ah, I see. I have received your request. I accept.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Thanks
Elias_ChiliYogurt: peace
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Cordelia29: You have returned. How pleasant.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Yep
Elias_ChiliYogurt: back again
Elias_ChiliYogurt: ngf didn’t think you’d still be here
Elias_ChiliYogurt: so how’ve your day been?
Cordelia29: It has been uneventful, as most days are. Though I have picked up a new hobby. I have been attempting to decipher the colloquialisms used in these digital spaces. For instance, ‘ngf’. I am afraid I do not comprehend its meaning.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: lol my bad.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: It means "not gonna front". like, "straight up"
Elias_ChiliYogurt: or "no doubt"
Cordelia29: Curious contraction. And you? It is only fair I ask.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Same tbh
Elias_ChiliYogurt: school was a drag. Almost fell asleep in history.
Cordelia29: A pity. History is a subject most enlightening. What was the lesson on?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Uh
Elias_ChiliYogurt: I think it was on the Moderates’ War and the Eight Lawless Years
Cordelia29: Ah, I recall hearing of those times. My great-great grandfather fought in that war, though I do not know him personally. How did your teacher present it?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: It was all about the politics
Elias_ChiliYogurt: and stuff
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Super dry honestly
Elias_ChiliYogurt: nothing that jumped out to me yk
Elias_ChiliYogurt: I barely remember what was taught lol
Elias_ChiliYogurt: gonna have to catch up on it later when the test comes around
Cordelia29: I see. It is a shame you lack a passion for such an important topic. Though it is not my place to lecture. Some topics spark different interests in us all.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Yeah
Elias_ChiliYogurt: You like history a lot?
Cordelia29: I do indeed. I find it fascinating how the actions of those who came before us shape the present in which we live.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: I get that lol
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Though personally I like sci-fi and stuff about tech and time travel more
Cordelia29: I presume ‘sci-fi’ to be an abbreviation for ‘science fiction’?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: yep
Elias_ChiliYogurt: You ever watched movies? Like Vector Zero?
Cordelia29: I am familiar with the concept of moving pictures, though I am afraid I have never viewed any.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: What?1
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Damn, you should check them out if you can
Elias_ChiliYogurt: I’d recommend The Journey East, it’s totally right up your alley if you like history
Elias_ChiliYogurt: It’s about this Gwerinish prince who got exiled from his homeland and fighting to return and restore his kingdom.
Cordelia29: I confess, I did not have the time to indulge in such novelties. But I will remember such a suggestion.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Yeah, that’s fair.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: The Journey East is pretty niche, I only watched it cus my friend is into films from the 60s.
Cordelia29: I will keep your recommendation in mind.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: What about you?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: what do you like to do for pleasure
Cordelia29: I enjoyed reading, particularly books that explore philosophy, history, and the nature of sapiency: the works of Orvin Haldren, Ezekal the Quick, Weston Marsh-Hopkins, and the like were some of my favourites. I also practiced the piano when time permitted.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: that’s cool
Elias_ChiliYogurt: bet youve got some mad skills
Cordelia29: I would not claim to have been skilled, but I did derive great satisfaction from it.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Music can be like that
Elias_ChiliYogurt: I mostly listen to grunge and alt rock
Cordelia29: I am unfamiliar with these terms. But if we are exchanging information about ourselves, then I find myself quite interested with impressionism and rag-time.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: NIce, those are pretty old
Elias_ChiliYogurt: My grandpa’s probably into that kinda stuff lol
Elias_ChiliYogurt: U don’t listen to anything newer?
Cordelia29: I have not had the opportunity. My household does not keep a radio, and the gramophone only plays what we already possess.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: damn, a gramophone??
Elias_ChiliYogurt: you really be living in a whole other era.
Cordelia29: I suppose it may seem so to you.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: So wait, what year were you born again?
Cordelia29: I told you; I am seventeen.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Yeah but like
Elias_ChiliYogurt: what year?
Cordelia29: That is a queer question.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Just humour me pls
Cordelia29: I have to depart at this moment. I shall see you some other time.
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Elias_ChiliYogurt: .
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Ok then
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Elias_ChiliYogurt: hi
Elias_ChiliYogurt: sup
Cordelia29: Good afternoon to you, Elias. It seems you have returned, though I must admit, I did not expect it to be so early in the day.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Its the weekend lol
Elias_ChiliYogurt: I have time to kill
Elias_ChiliYogurt: plus I’ve been thinking about you leaving so suddenly
Elias_ChiliYogurt: earlier this week
Cordelia29: I apologize if I caused you any confusion or concern. It was simply a matter of needing to attend to other matters.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Nah, it’s cool
Elias_ChiliYogurt: but like
Elias_ChiliYogurt: you didn’t answer my question last time
Cordelia29: Which question would that be?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: About your year of birth
Cordelia29: It is rude to ask a lady such questions.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: My bad
Elias_ChiliYogurt: i am just curious
Elias_ChiliYogurt: You seem pretty out of touch with the modern world, yk
Cordelia29: I believe the saying goes: curiosity kills the cat.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: lol, yeah, but I’m more of a dog person anyway
Elias_ChiliYogurt: But seriously
Elias_ChiliYogurt: speaking with you have been weird
Elias_ChiliYogurt: and some things you say simply don’t make sense
Cordelia29: I assure you, there is no ill intent in my words.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: It’s not about that, like
Elias_ChiliYogurt: you talk about stuff that’s waaaaaaay out of sync.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: you call films moving pictures for kyrie’s sake, you speak in the past tense
Elias_ChiliYogurt: and the Moderates War happened almost 200 years ago, you’d need look back at least 3 more generations to find anyone in your family who fought in it
Cordelia29: I see you have been thinking on this matter quite deeply.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Well, yeah wouldn’t you?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: if you met someone who acts like this
Cordelia29: And what conclusion have you reached?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: idk
Elias_ChiliYogurt: you might just be messing with me
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Maybe you’re some old guy pretending to be a teenager, larping as someone from the past
Cordelia29: That would be an amusing deception, would it not?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Wouldn’t be the first time someone sock puppeted online
Elias_ChiliYogurt: But another part of me is like
Elias_ChiliYogurt: This might be something else
Cordelia29: Something else?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: idk, man. Something weird.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: ghost, terasi, youkai
Elias_ChiliYogurt: I was messing around in Finder’s archives yesterday
Elias_ChiliYogurt: seeing what’s up with this chatroom
Elias_ChiliYogurt: and guess what?
Cordelia29: I am not one for guessing games, but I shall humour you. What did you find?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: this place is fucking old
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Finder launched in 1985, but I found a record saying The Alcove was made in 1979
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Like wtf????????
Elias_ChiliYogurt: how does this make sense
Elias_ChiliYogurt: and why hasn't an employee or someone noticed this
Cordelia29: The Alcove was preserved.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: you must think I'm stupid, that's not how archival works
Cordelia29: Not at all. I simply believe there are things that do not require explanation.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: That’s exactly what someone hiding something would say
Elias_ChiliYogurt: like
Elias_ChiliYogurt: come on
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Preserved. What does that even mean?
Cordelia29: It means what it means. The Alcove remains as it always has.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: That’s not an answer.
Cordelia29: It is the only one I can offer.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Bro
Elias_ChiliYogurt: you’re impossible
Elias_ChiliYogurt: okay, fine
Elias_ChiliYogurt: new angle
Elias_ChiliYogurt: how long have you been using this chatroom?
Cordelia29: A fair question. I have been here for quite some time.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Define quite some time.
Cordelia29: That would depend on your perspective.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: DUDE
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Just say a number. Like 5 years or 10 years or whatever.
Cordelia29: I cannot.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: cant or wont?
Cordelia29: I truly cannot. Time does not pass here as it does for you.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: ok...
Elias_ChiliYogurt: that’s the weirdest thing you’ve said yet
Cordelia29: Then perhaps you should leave.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Yeah, not happening
Elias_ChiliYogurt: I need answers
Elias_ChiliYogurt: You’re being super cryptic, and I don’t like being left with half-answers
Elias_ChiliYogurt: Are you a program?
Cordelia29: No, I am not.
Elias_ChiliYogurt: a ghost?
Elias_ChiliYogurt: are you even real?
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Elias_ChiliYogurt: seriously??
Elias_ChiliYogurt: You just noped out again???
Elias_ChiliYogurt: come back here you coward
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