TL Bodine: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of neverestBodine: as inBodine: never rest on mt EverestBodine: a little mountaineering safety tip for ya all
Bodine: after her husband dies on an expedition up Everest, a woman decides to follow his final trekBodine: to discover the truth about what happened to himBodine: but she soon discovers there's something strange on EverestBrian Keene: is it the yetiBodine: it's not NOT the yeti
Keene: YES! the yeti!!Keene: that's my second favorite big footBodine: what's your first?Keene: oh you knowKeene: big foot
Keene: i'm convinced the big foot is realKeene: how else would you explain those big foot printsPoe: trueKing: i mean, those footprints are pretty darn big
Joshua Millican: but the answer of big foot's reality isn't as important as the questionMillican: do big foots exist?Millican: some say maybe, others aren't so sureBodine: very true
Bodine: i didn't say it was the yetiKeene: but you saidBodine: i said it was not NOT the yetiBodine: it's more, likeBodine: a representation of a climber's psychological stateDan Simmons: sounds woke >:C
Bodine: the real horror of Everest isn't the yetiBodine: it's the mountainBodine: it gets in your headBodine: and it fucks you upBodine: so you don't know which was is upBodine: and which way is downDan Simmons: RIP to that guy but i'm different
Bodine: as our heroes climb everest, they reflect on the real life mystery of George Mallory and Sandy IrvineBodine: who mysteriously disappeared on Everest back in the 20sDan Simmons: maybe they were trying to hide Hitler's secret pedo sex tapeBodine:Bodine: ok um well that is a theory
Simmons: i also have an Everest storySimmons: it's called 'the abominable'Keene: well, that's got to have a yeti in it, right?Simmons: wrong!Simmons: instead of a yeti, my mountaineers are pursued by nazis!Keene: sounds exciting!Simmons: also wrong!
Simmons: i know it sounds like a ripping Indiana-Jones-style yarnSimmons: so I hope you're ready for really interminable lists of mountaineering suppliesSimmons: ropes? checkSimmons: back-up ropes? checkSimmons: more ropes? check
Simmons: you know, greta Thunberg says you shouldn't climb EverestSimmons: probablySimmons: she's worse than the nazis, if you think about itSimmons: I HATE THAT AUTISTIC CHILD SO MUCH >:C
Bodine: the thing about EverestBodine: it's not just a mountainBodine: it's a heartless, remorseless eldritch force of natureBodine: because a mountain can't dieJordan Kurella: but what if it could