Accelerator (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
levelshift) wrote2024-04-26 02:03 pm
levelshift) wrote2024-04-26 02:03 pm
Etraya Inbox
un: Accelerator
[Text | Video | Audio | In-person]
un: Accelerator
[Text | Video | Audio | In-person]
[Accelerator assumes that passing the keycard off was the only reason Gorgug wanted to meet up, so he nods, grabbing his coffee and taking another sip.]
Yeah, yeah. Thanks for this.
Yeah, yeah. Thanks for this.
I wanted to apologize for our interaction after the VR event. I wasn't in a good place after seeing my kids like that again, and I took it out on you.
[God how was he still shit at this after all these years? Maybe he just did better in person? Nah, he'd fumble through as he always did.]
I hope we talk again at some point. I assume you have questions.
V.
[God how was he still shit at this after all these years? Maybe he just did better in person? Nah, he'd fumble through as he always did.]
I hope we talk again at some point. I assume you have questions.
V.
[Oh, he wasn't expecting a text like this. He was (is) annoyed, but at the same time he doesn't see a need for Vander to go as far as apologizing.]
It's fine. You should've just told me to fuck off.
[.... Well, this is Vander he's talking to.]
Or said you wanted to be alone. That would have been fine.
All of that shit was really personal. You don't owe me anything.
It's fine. You should've just told me to fuck off.
[.... Well, this is Vander he's talking to.]
Or said you wanted to be alone. That would have been fine.
All of that shit was really personal. You don't owe me anything.
I'm not looking for suggestive correction of my behavior. I'm apologizing, whether you can accept the apology or not is up to you.
[He didn't consider "It's fine" as acceptance or denial. He wouldn't accept it in his own children, and he wouldn't accept it here.]
I didn't want to be alone. I chose to be alone because it would have been a misery for anyone else dealing with me, and I prefer to spare people that kind of pain.
[He didn't consider "It's fine" as acceptance or denial. He wouldn't accept it in his own children, and he wouldn't accept it here.]
I didn't want to be alone. I chose to be alone because it would have been a misery for anyone else dealing with me, and I prefer to spare people that kind of pain.
[He can understand that. Most of the time he's miserable to be around, regardless of whether or not he wants to be alone.]
Okay. Then you should know I'm not a good person for that kind of thing. I'm not empathetic, and I'm not good at talking shit out.
[He isn't totally sure if he wants to accept the apology, it still doesn't feel needed to him.]
Okay. Then you should know I'm not a good person for that kind of thing. I'm not empathetic, and I'm not good at talking shit out.
[He isn't totally sure if he wants to accept the apology, it still doesn't feel needed to him.]
[He'd been around Accelerator enough to know the kid was probably speaking truth. There were still enough similarities at this point for him to make the connection.]
It wouldn't have been what you could or couldn't do. Just not being alone is usually enough, but that moment has long passed. You should potentially give yourself more credit than you do when it comes to your empathy.
It wouldn't have been what you could or couldn't do. Just not being alone is usually enough, but that moment has long passed. You should potentially give yourself more credit than you do when it comes to your empathy.
Don't start. I don't want to hear it.
[Read it, whatever.]
You're doing better, anyways?
[Read it, whatever.]
You're doing better, anyways?
You’re such a teenager. I doubt you care, but it does make you more endearing, just so you know.
[Yeah, yeah he was going to poke the bear a little. Teens!]
In a manner of speaking. If I’m not, you going to take me out gaming?
[Yeah, yeah he was going to poke the bear a little. Teens!]
In a manner of speaking. If I’m not, you going to take me out gaming?
[Endearing? Endearing????????????? Oh god, what does he do with that???]
Oh, fuck off.
Absolutely not. Find someone else if you want to play video games.
[There's no way he can do something nice after being called endearing. It's too much.]
Oh, fuck off.
Absolutely not. Find someone else if you want to play video games.
[There's no way he can do something nice after being called endearing. It's too much.]
[Classic teen move. Kid was only making this worse on himself.]
And where would you like me to 'fuck off' to exactly?
Fine, I'll just sit here all alone contemplating my emotional state.
[This was both a tease and a play.]
And where would you like me to 'fuck off' to exactly?
Fine, I'll just sit here all alone contemplating my emotional state.
[This was both a tease and a play.]
Don't know, don't care.
Great, you do that.
[He knows he's being teased, that seems pretty obvious. He isn't going to fall for it.]
Great, you do that.
[He knows he's being teased, that seems pretty obvious. He isn't going to fall for it.]
Come on, you're going to order me off, may as well give specific instructions as to where.
Keep at it, Accelerator. Make yourself more endearing.
Keep at it, Accelerator. Make yourself more endearing.
[God, he reads that and nearly texts back with explicit, curse-laden instructions on where Vander can shove it.
Buuut that'd be a bit immature. He realizes that, so instead he opts to leave him on read.]
Buuut that'd be a bit immature. He realizes that, so instead he opts to leave him on read.]
[Accelerator squints at this text. John isn't a small talk kind of person, nor is he, so he chooses to ignore the question.]
What's going on?
What's going on?
Is it inconceivable that I might care how you're doing?
[ Sorry, Accelerator. ]
I'll let it slide this time.
I'll let it slide this time.
Oh, lucky me.
[The sarcasm, it's palpable.]
So what's going on with you.
[You know, there's the whole Harold stuff. The really, really big Harold stuff that he doesn't want to directly name, because he doesn't want to come across as caring about all of it.]
[The sarcasm, it's palpable.]
So what's going on with you.
[You know, there's the whole Harold stuff. The really, really big Harold stuff that he doesn't want to directly name, because he doesn't want to come across as caring about all of it.]
Hey asshole, I can tell that's sarcasm.
[ Throwing Accelerator's exact words back at him. ]
Things are better. Thanks for being there for Harold.
[ Throwing Accelerator's exact words back at him. ]
Things are better. Thanks for being there for Harold.
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