MBONE .. 001 - AFTER EVENING HARMONY LIGHTS

[chemveil]

Fucking fuck The Harmony Lights contained an encoded message tonight. There's a planned Sterilization event in Xitang, China tomorrow (29 Jan) at 1600. It's so fu

Guess we should get to work. Battle stations, etc.

Comments

[oneirophrenic]

Well. It'll be a very interesting day to onboard a new member of the Dreamscape team.

Good work, Maryle.

[chemveil]

[...] Wow, that fucking sucks.

Can everyone I'm very cool and great.

[oneirophrenic]

It's quite all right. He'll have a head start on memorizing how everyone in Control takes their coffee.

[chemveil]

Not like we aren't always halfway in the middle of shit anyways I guess.

I keep saying we need to get a fancy espresso machine to really improve our workspace. We could train him up on it.

[oneirophrenic]

We absolutely should get a proper espresso machine, yes. I'd kill to see what modern engineering has done to the La Marzocco.

[chemveil]

I grew up drinking instant coffee, so I would also love to see what modern engineering has done to the La Marzocco. Surely it's lightyears ahead by now.

I almost stole a fancy espresso machine once, but it was too heavy.

[oneirophrenic]

Instant? I want better for you, my dear. My parents took coffee very seriously — it was one of the few indulgences we had when I was growing up. I started far too young, I suspect.

[chemveil]

Folgers instant, even. If I had to compare us to animals you would be a swan and I would be a raccoon.

I started drinking coffee early, but half the time it had whiskey in it.

unsent.

[loculus]

This is so accurate it's almost poetic

[nishad]

A blessing in disguise.

[oneirophrenic]

I suppose. It's not exactly how I would choose to stress-test a fresh recruit.

[nishad]

It’s always good to know what you’re working with sooner rather than later. If they can’t hack it, they can’t hack it.

It’ll keep you busy when you all run out of things to do up here too.

[oneirophrenic]

Fair point.

Well, I intend to make myself useful elsewhere and put him on coffee duty.

[nishad]

Less of a stress test, then. As long as he knows how to work the machine.

[oneirophrenic]

How difficult can it be?

[nishad]

If you’re looking for coffee reminiscent of tar, not hard at all.

[oneirophrenic]

Maryle has the right of it. We need an espresso machine.

[nishad]

Have you forgotten how to sweet talk supplies?

[oneirophrenic]

Absolutely not, but surely you'll weaponize those doe eyes of yours for me.

[nishad]

You'll need to put in a little more effort in swaying me first.

[oneirophrenic]

I may have some whiskey for you.

[nishad]

I might be able to settle for whiskey.

[oneirophrenic]

You drive a hard bargain, Sinclair.

[nishad]

I don't know that we can call that a hard again. You're too easy to give into, Nikola.

[oneirophrenic]

On one hand, absolute nonsense. On the other, I've never been one to refuse flattery.