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Diasomnia Dorm - Lounge
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Wow...Look at this crowd The whole place is crammed with people, from the front hall to the lounge. What an enormous party. It's like my brother's the only one missing out... |
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Hey, Ortho! Over here! |
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I see all of you came too. |
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*munch munch* Took ya long enough, Ortho! It's too bad, though; they just ran outta this incredible meat dish. |
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Heh heh, thanks for the concern. I don't get my energy through oral intake, so I'm good. |
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You're pretty late, though. Did something come up? |
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I was attempting a high-difficulty quest: to get my brother to come with me. |
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Ahh, I getcha. I'm guessing you failed, seeing as you walked in alone. |
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Yeah, his defenses were even tighter than usual today. He got some rough news yesterday, and it really took the wind out of his sails. |
| What kind of rough news? | We all have days like those. |
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He's been gaming with a friend online for a while now, and that friend just quit gaming entirely. And they didn't exchange contact info. The person's just gone...and Idia's been really depressed about it. |
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Wait...They've been friends for years, but they never traded phone numbers or anything? |
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That's pretty common online. You can know someone for ages and never learn their true identity or get their personal contact info. Idia's especially like that. He keeps a Magicam account for gaming, and he never shares private info on it. His friend is the same way. Maybe that's why Idia gets along with him so well. |
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Someone actually gets along with that gloomy guy? He must be as sad as a wet blanket left out in the rain. |
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Actually, um, Idia isn't nearly as gloomy online as he is in real life... If anything, he's really exciteable. |
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He is?! |
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Yeah, well, people acting different online versus IRL is nothing new. You can portray yourself however you want online- age, gender, appearance, personality, you name it. |
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There's essentially no such thing as anonymity online for me. I could easily find his friend if I wanted to. |
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Dude, you Ignihyde guys are scary. |
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But Idia told me not to. |
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Makes sense. Even if you did dig up a person's identity, you'd have to reveal yours too if you reached out to them. That'd take a lot of courage. |
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More to the point, the guy would probably get majorly freaked out if he hadn't shared his contact info. |
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Yeah, true *sigh* It was just such a rarity for Idia - he had a real live human friend. His name is Muscle Red. Idia's said based on their chats, he thinks he's a calm, mature man. He attempts high-difficulty quests with mem builds and goes out of his way to try dangerous stunts and usually takes a dive... He has a very unique playstyle. Going by his online handle, it's possible he's a quirky individual in real life as well. If I were to compare him to someone here, well... |
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