@marcos.diaz

[heliophilous]

So, this isn't my first time being here, I've learned. I'm still wrapping my head around the whole thing but there's a few of you that know me and I don't know anything about you except what I've learned in the last few weeks.

You all probably know more about me than I know about you and that's weird. Nothing I can do about it but it's weird all the same. I half want to make lists of what you know about me so I can compare and contrast. I'm not going to though. You guys deserve to keep those memories of him — me — for yourselves.

Sorry that I'm not him, though.

Anyway, I'm not smart enough to really have an explanation on why this happened. I don't know if I was here and had my memories wiped and then got sent back. Pretty clear that messing with heads is pretty normal here and it wouldn't be a stretch where I come from either. But is there a way to test for that without cracking my head open?

Or I could be totally different person which just gets into science stuff that's above my pay grade. But I can't rule it out. Two of me. No one wants that, though. I don't know which explanation I really prefer either.

I need a drink.

[ for a few reasons. it feels like he's been barely hanging on for awhile now and this whole side trip to a futuristic society was really testing his ability to stay afloat. ]

Where's a good place to get a drink?

Comments

[heliophilous]

A very altruistic offer. Maybe I'll repay you in the future.

[ #also lying - probably. ]

[motivation]

how very tempting

[ #flirting, even though she has no idea what he looks like ]

[heliophilous]

Could be, could be. I know how to repay a favor in kind.

[ #tryingtokeepup. he thinks he remembers how to do this. a little. ]

[motivation]

that's a good quality to have

[ #notreallybelievingit #willingtosuspenddisbelief ]

[heliophilous]

I've got a few of those.

[ good qualities, that is. ]

What I lack in pole dancing, I make up for in other areas.

[ #gonnaproveeveryonewrong ]

[motivation]

gonna tell me all about them?

[ better yet: ]

or show me?

[ #hopefulbutnotactually ]

[heliophilous]

You really wanna know or are we just seeing who blinks first here?

[ #smarterthanhelooks ]

[motivation]

that really depends on whether they're qualities i like

[ #smartass?! ]

[heliophilous]

And what qualities do you like?

[ #turnthetables? ]

[motivation]

oh, lots of different ones
smarts, strength, nice hands and eyes, [ dutch that's not even a quality ] kick-arse, good shot, knows when and how to give a shit and when not to

[ "the type i don't have to protect from the ugly shit" but also "the type i want to keep from seeing the ugly shit"

basically just d'avin. some johnny. but that's far too honest a reaction.

still: #notembarrassed ]

[heliophilous]

Not a bad list.
I'm sure I can tick off one or two.

[ he doesn't say which ones, though. ]

Never taken a poll, though.

[ #whatisgoingon? ]

[motivation]

gonna tell me which?

[ yeah, she noticed him not specifying. #observant ]

[heliophilous]

I'd like to think I'm okay on the intelligence and strength scales.
The giving a shit thing is objective. What you care about might not be what I care about.
Different worlds.

As for my hands and eyes, I don't know. I don't tend to stare myself in mirrors.

[ #good? ]

[motivation]

you could always let me judge that for myself

[ #sendpics ]

[heliophilous]

I don't even know if that's going to work with this implant but.

[ he tries, at least. ]

There.

[ #selfie ]

[motivation]

[ not bad. ]

you do okay on the eyes

[ she can't judge his hands, they're not in the frame ]

[heliophilous]

Okay's better than horrible.

[ so, he'd take it. ]

Appreciated.

[motivation]

you may not stare at yourself in mirrors but you must've seen yourself in one before all this

[ point being: does "not horrible" really come as a surprise? ]

[heliophilous]

I know what I look like.
I just never really cared that much.

[ other things to do and all that. ]

[motivation]

calling me shallow?

[ she is. and she's got no problem with it. ]

[heliophilous]

I don't think I said that.
Even if I did, nothing wrong with it.
You like what you like.

[motivation]

damn straight
don't worry, I was messing with you

[heliophilous]

Lucky me.

[ he'd kind of figured as much. ]

Maybe I'll mess with you back. At some point.

[motivation]

making promises again?

[heliophilous]

Yep.

[ sue him. ]