Gooseworx: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the amazing digital circusKing: oh that doesn't sound scary at all!King: it sounds kinda fun and whimsical, in factGooseworx: it is very fun and whimsicalGooseworx: SO very fun and whimsical
Gooseworx: to start, here's some bright primary colorsKoontz: yay! i love bright primary colors!Gooseworx: and a fun factory pomo aestheticKoontz: yay! i love a funKoontz: a fun uhKoontz: factory pGooseworx: factory pomo aestheticKoontz: yeah that
King: you might say it's more of aKing: factory POMNI aestheticGooseworx:Poe: really more a utopian scholastic vibe, i think
Gooseworx: it's about six people trapped in a virtual reality simulation by an insane computerHarlan Ellison: what the fuckEllison: motherfucker, i better be getting a fucking royalty check
Ellison: i did not give you permission to tell a story about six people trapped in a virtual reality simulation by an insane computerEllison: i did not give anyone permission to put me in this bluesky thread eitherEllison: I WILL SUE YOU ALL
Koontz: wow! trapped in a computer by a mad god!Koontz: wow! if you think about itKoontz: that's kinda like us!Poe: how do you figure that, dean?Koontz:Koontz: i don't knowKoontz: it was just a feelingKoontz: forget it, it's dumb
Koontz: they're just like us!Poe: you think we're trapped in a virtual reality simulation?Koontz: no i mean like clive is just like jaxBarker: whatKing: oh yeah, clive IS just like jaxBarker: what's a jax?Barker: is that some hazbin hotel bullshit or something?Koontz: ha ha! that's just what jax would say!King: dean's right, that is VERY jax codedBarker: nBarker: no it's not!
Koontz: like, edgar is kind of like a ragathaKoontz: you know, cuz the way he fights with cliveKoontz: just like jaxBarker: stop saying that!Barker: i am NOT just like jax!King: he's so jaxPoe: yeah, totally jax
Barker: look mary is way more jax coded than me anywayBarker: with her too-cool-for-school demeanorMary Shelley: i don't think soShelley: i'm very sincereShelley: violent, yesShelley: but sincere in my violenceKoontz: and think about it!Koontz: steve is kind of a kingerKoontz: mary is kind of a zooblKoontz: and imagine if gangle was more racistKing: that would totally be howard!Lovecraft: what?Koontz: exactly!King: wow! from the mouths of babes!
Gooseworx: imagine the existential despair of being the plaything of a mad godGooseworx: unable to live, unable to dieGooseworx: now imagine it as a t-shirt available for $25.99 at participating Hot Topics everywhere!