I. a bad day | open

[bleakdecember]

WHO: Goro Akechi + YOU!
WHERE: Network or Cafe Millennia
WHEN: Oct 6th, morning/afternoon
WHAT: Akechi tries to figure out this new app, and also has a bad day
WARNINGS: none, just him being a jerk

i. text | un; oneforsorrow

I'm going to assume this isn't some kind of malware
And most of these posts don't look like bots
So why can't I delete this, let alone find any information on it?
I'm not really in a position to get a new phone right now

ii. getting coffee

[Coming to the cafe between classes to get some caffeine is basically a ritual for him at this point. Doesn't help he didn't get much sleep last night, damned bird. Doesn't help this damned app won't delete off of his phone...

He grabs his drink order and makes for his favorite seat, but he's distracted by his phone. Someone unfortunate might just run into him. Whether the hot coffee spills on him or you, well, that's up for fate to decide.]

Damnit--! [He looks up and jumps back a bit.] Watch where you're going.

Comments

[youwouldntdownloada]

Probably because of the opposite- the more you ignore something the more it doesn't go away...

Oh nothing bad...it just feels like everyone's always doom-posting or complaining about politics now. It's to the point where I feel like I should just make my usual insta-type posts here instead...at least then maybe people might appreciate whatever I took a picture of.

[bleakdecember]

...I wish you were wrong
Ugh.

Oh, yes, that's true enough
This does seem to be a far more limited pool
More effective to gain engagement

[youwouldntdownloada]

Exactly!

Also there's this kind of...dissonance to what people normally complain about here? Like it's so separate from what should be real that you can't get depressed over it.

[As soon as it's something serious that dissonance is Gone but hey.]

[bleakdecember]

Ah. It sounds ridiculous so you can't think about it too hard
I get it
Distancing yourself from other's suffering can be difficult
So anything that helps out is useful

[youwouldntdownloada]

Exactly!

It sounds a little bad like that, but being able to put some space between yourself and other problems is really key in being able to offer any help at all actually- there's such a thing as too much empathy!

[Spoilers she has too much empathy, and is very bad at taking this advice of hers.] Though sometimes the lack of logic makes actually advising just as hard...

[bleakdecember]

Sometimes you have to focus on your own well being

I can imagine
How can you figure anything out when this world runs on little more than dream logic?

[youwouldntdownloada]

Right?

It feels like it would only be more frustrating if I was in a STEM field...at least my major is in social science instead of something like engineering or biology...

[bleakdecember]

Hah! Exactly
All this magic bullshit complicates my field
But I’ve always preferred the investigative side of it
So knowing more can only help

[youwouldntdownloada]

It's such a mess...

What's your usual focus in investigations?

[Time to talk about fun things now that she can commiserate with someone.]

[bleakdecember]

Not to sound cliche, but homicides do intrigue me
But honestly I'll take whatever works once I'm done with school
I enjoy the... puzzle of it, you know

[youwouldntdownloada]

Someone has to do it right?

I think I can relate. If there's something to investigate, even if it's boring, it's still a puzzle.

[bleakdecember]

I'm not easily shaken, so I figure I might be ideal for more... gruesome jobs, as well
Exactly!
I can't say I'm looking forward to the paperwork, though

[youwouldntdownloada]

I wish I could say that's why I'm not picking it up professionally, but honestly I think my chosen field actually has more paperwork...

[bleakdecember]

Better get used to filing then
It's the curse of modern man
To be burdened with paperwork

[youwouldntdownloada]

Ughhhhh I can't even say 'thank god for digital', relying on all digital files is a great way to lose everything at once...

[bleakdecember]

Digital does make some things more convenient
But it's easier to lose a paper trail
Which is good if you don't want one, but...

[youwouldntdownloada]

Not so great if you need to keep that information somewhere, yeah.

...It's been a while since I talked about things like this.

[This is nice, she doesn't say.]