CONTACT.

[ascintilla]

Comment here with the IC date and time.

Comments

[ascintilla]

Congratulations, Puma.

[ still on his head, where she has been pretty much this whole time. but, when he sits, she reappears in front of him, standing somewhere near his feet. ]

[purrtylittlewires]

Thanks.

[Yawns.]

...how long have I been in here?

[ascintilla]

It is now 11:45PM on the one hundred and sixty third day since Kyriakos' inception.

[ in other words it's been almost three days ]

[purrtylittlewires]

What?! That long?

[ascintilla]

You did not notice?

[purrtylittlewires]

I was kind of hoping it a trick of my head.

[ascintilla]

Oh …

[ :c ]

Does that mean you do not wish to stay with me? I was going to ask if I could keep you.

[purrtylittlewires]

[SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE]

NO, YOU CANNOT KEEP ME!

[Man, are males SUPPOSED to be able to get that high pitched?]

[ascintilla]

[ That's a good question, she doesn't think they're supposed to squeak that much ... ]

Does your larynx require tuning?

[purrtylittlewires]

No!

[ascintilla]

You are squeaking, Puma. I did not know that it was possible for a man of your vocal range to reach such a pitch.

[purrtylittlewires]

Well it is! Maybe it's something about my world, it happens a lot!

[ascintilla]

I think I would like to research this phenomena ...

Are you sure that you will not stay?

[purrtylittlewires]

I'm sure!

[ascintilla]

[ awwwwwwwwww ... ]

At least allow me to offer you a reward for your services. Your assistance has been greatly appreciated.

[purrtylittlewires]

[...seriously.]

[Well, what he wants right now is-]

A cat.

[Can he even ask that?]

Or video games where I'm NOT in them.

[ascintilla]

'Or'?

I see no reason why you could not have both.

[purrtylittlewires]

...


[Oh.]

...sure, that sounds good.

[ascintilla]

Please tell me now if you have any preferences regarding their type, design, et cetera.

[purrtylittlewires]

At least one FPS, but mostly like...party games. Colorful.

[ascintilla]

And for the cat?

[purrtylittlewires]

Fluffy. Healthy.

[ascintilla]

Processing …










… Complete. You will find your rewards waiting for you outside of the simulation chamber.

[purrtylittlewires]

...thank you.

[This has been so WEIRD.]

[I guess I'll head out of the game now?]

[ascintilla]

[ BACK YOU GO. Iota—the real Iota, not just her hologram—is standing next to the exclamation mark. ]

To close the simulation, log out via the menu. [ nods towards the giant floating piece of punctuation. ] You may wish to sit down for a moment afterwards.

[ you've been playing portal for like three days, it's gonna be disorienting to be back in the Real World ]