i did piss off satan but he'd be going against our contract if he had anything to do with this so i think we're good there
The torture only matters if we remember it, my friend. If we remember it or have sensation of it. If there's a loop here, we have neither.
[Spoken like a man who has some knowledge of the ins and outs of torture]
but I agree with Ripley- it wouldn't even make sense for them to put us in a loop. It would prevent them from getting the bloodshed they want, after all
That's not how timeloops work. I didn't experience it from the eyes of someone who doesn't know what's going on, but they have zero idea they're in one. They have all their memories in place from before the time loop, and they are firmly convinced that February 3rd will come.
[... But the last thing Medic says gets to him. He turns around slightly and idly tries to grab Medic's hand.]
I don't know, it keeps lingering at the back of my mind that somewhere, somehow, we'll be sent into a loop. I don't know when it would be. Maybe the moment we're all dead? That way they'll get all the bloodshed they'll ever want. And we'll never figure out how to escape.
[That's not a question. Ripley shakes her head, sighing.] What the actual hell is your life back at home? Besides the gravel war bullshit?
[But regarding Phil's timeloop thing--]
Like...a reoccurring nightmare, basically. Except we don't know about the nightmare. [...] What good would that do? Wouldn't it be easier to just print out a fresh batch of bodies instead of manipulating the whole goddam time stream?
... I really need to keep better track of who all knows what about my life, don't I
That's the gist of it, yes. Does it help if I tell you that he pales in comparison to the centuries-old wizard who forces us to play bumper-cars to the death?
[After all, he figured out how to trick the devil, but no one knows how to make Merasmus stop taking out loans with various mafias.]
Messing with time like that is dangerous. Not even the Australians really bother with figuring out time travel, and they'd be best equipped for it. I doubt our captors would consider us worth the risks.
Really? Because if I was in charge of time, I could think of at least five good reasons to put you in a time loop.
[...She's beyond the point of questioning things, to be honest. Fuck it. Sometimes you come from a place where your entire crew gets killed by an alien, and sometimes you play bumper cars with a wizard.]
I don't know how relevant the bumper cars are to our situation at hand, but maybe another time. Unless the wizard in question dispensed some wisdom on how to kill monsters posessing people.
[Just to Ripley:] i'm not saying he doesn't have his flaws but perhaps telling the man who just dug himself out of a time loop that spanned an entire decade that he deserved it isnt the best way to go about things
[C'mon Ripley he's just barely managed to get the bastard to stop wallowing in self pity ALL the time]
If I could find Merasmus' spellbook, maybe, but I doubt it. Most of their spells involve making our heads very small or forcing us to swim through an ocean of urine.
The year Merasmus figured out that ocean spell was the same year they forced us to fight to the death over tickets for a giant strongman machine at a carnival they built using money loaned from the Japanese mafia, all to spill blood for an ancient Sumerian clown god named Bonzo
[She snorts.] If politicians got stuck in their own time loops, maybe we could actually have some change around here that didn't come at the expense of human life.
[But Medic is right, of course, regarding Phil. Ripley nods, folding her legs up and resting her head on her knee. She pauses, raising an eyebrow towards Medic.]
...You know, I think the more I learn, the less I understand.
I don't know, however long I stayed in my timeloop I'm pretty sure any of them would have been stuck way longer, I don't think they could ever get out.
[Bonding over how shitty politicians are is mlm/wlw culture.]
Agreed with Rips. Medic are you sure you're not from some backwards version of reality?
How do you know you're not all from backwards versions of my reality???
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no you're probably very right about that
[He doesn't seem too bothered, though. After all, he's spent his whole life living there. Sometimes your friend pissed off his wizard roommate who took the eye of your other friend and sparked a lifelong feud that happens every Halloween.]
the true worst case scenario is for a bunch of politicians to all get trapped in a timeloop, all aware of it, and have to work together and agree on something in order to escape it
Oh, believe me. If he was alive right now, he'd be pretty damn bad for all of us.
[Just. Gather what you will from that, Medic. She's not going to elaborate further because it's not fun and besides there's other stuff to talk about.]
What, the whole "I'm from the moon" thing didn't tip you off? Or the fact that I'm an aerospace engineer? Or the fact that I said I was drifting through deep space before this?
First few years of the 21st century, I think. Thank fucking God.
[She would tell him the exact year but she doesn't actually know.]
Anyways, the 22nd century isn't all that different from the 21st century. Just with a lot more space travel and...tech, I guess. Medical care is a lot more efficient. We can grow you new organs, but only if you have the money to shell out.
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The torture only matters if we remember it, my friend. If we remember it or have sensation of it. If there's a loop here, we have neither.
[Spoken like a man who has some knowledge of the ins and outs of torture]
but I agree with Ripley- it wouldn't even make sense for them to put us in a loop. It would prevent them from getting the bloodshed they want, after all
tomorrow will still come, Phil.
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[... But the last thing Medic says gets to him. He turns around slightly and idly tries to grab Medic's hand.]
I don't know, it keeps lingering at the back of my mind that somewhere, somehow, we'll be sent into a loop. I don't know when it would be. Maybe the moment we're all dead? That way they'll get all the bloodshed they'll ever want. And we'll never figure out how to escape.
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[That's not a question. Ripley shakes her head, sighing.] What the actual hell is your life back at home? Besides the gravel war bullshit?
[But regarding Phil's timeloop thing--]
Like...a reoccurring nightmare, basically. Except we don't know about the nightmare. [...] What good would that do? Wouldn't it be easier to just print out a fresh batch of bodies instead of manipulating the whole goddam time stream?
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That's the gist of it, yes. Does it help if I tell you that he pales in comparison to the centuries-old wizard who forces us to play bumper-cars to the death?
[After all, he figured out how to trick the devil, but no one knows how to make Merasmus stop taking out loans with various mafias.]
Messing with time like that is dangerous. Not even the Australians really bother with figuring out time travel, and they'd be best equipped for it. I doubt our captors would consider us worth the risks.
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[Wait-]
Except that Cookie Monster guy told me that being put into timeloops is a thing the universe does? Spreading karma through the universe or something
Sometimes you need to rob a bank to get out of it.
[Aaand probably more importantly.]
Medi-Ludwig, I have no idea if I want to hear about the wizard making you play bumper cars or not.
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[...She's beyond the point of questioning things, to be honest. Fuck it. Sometimes you come from a place where your entire crew gets killed by an alien, and sometimes you play bumper cars with a wizard.]
I don't know how relevant the bumper cars are to our situation at hand, but maybe another time. Unless the wizard in question dispensed some wisdom on how to kill monsters posessing people.
unsanitary mention
[C'mon Ripley he's just barely managed to get the bastard to stop wallowing in self pity ALL the time]
If I could find Merasmus' spellbook, maybe, but I doubt it. Most of their spells involve making our heads very small or forcing us to swim through an ocean of urine.
It's not fun :/
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Like every politician in the world.
[And then he just... is baffled at Medic.]
... Medic
Whatever world you're from deeply concerns me.
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then they made us collect rubber ducks
That's still not the worst Halloween of my life
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[But Medic is right, of course, regarding Phil. Ripley nods, folding her legs up and resting her head on her knee. She pauses, raising an eyebrow towards Medic.]
...You know, I think the more I learn, the less I understand.
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I don't know, however long I stayed in my timeloop I'm pretty sure any of them would have been stuck way longer, I don't think they could ever get out.
[Bonding over how shitty politicians are is mlm/wlw culture.]
Agreed with Rips. Medic are you sure you're not from some backwards version of reality?
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ha
no you're probably very right about that
[He doesn't seem too bothered, though. After all, he's spent his whole life living there. Sometimes your friend pissed off his wizard roommate who took the eye of your other friend and sparked a lifelong feud that happens every Halloween.]
the true worst case scenario is for a bunch of politicians to all get trapped in a timeloop, all aware of it, and have to work together and agree on something in order to escape it
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Wait. Wait. I've got it. The one politician we should trap in a timeloop for his crimes towards humanity.
[A dramatic pause.]
You know, I was going to say Ronald Regan, but that bitch doesn't deserve second chances.
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Oh my god that guy would probably go straight to killing on the second loop.
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[thank you god for them finally finding common ground. She. Completely forgets about the fact Medic just asked a question.]
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i dont really keep up with american politics
or
any politics
[Medic doesn't know a single god damn member of the German government and he couldn't care less]
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[Phil not everyone knows about that.]
He's a shitty President who used to be an actor.
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I'm from 1972, remember?
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Ah, sorry. The 20th century gets sort of mixed up for me. 22nd century, remember?
[shes not a historian]
Phil, when are you from?
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[Get it.]
... you know it never really hit me you’re from the future, Rips.
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technically you're all from the future compared to me, unless someone here is from earlier than i am
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[Just. Gather what you will from that, Medic. She's not going to elaborate further because it's not fun and besides there's other stuff to talk about.]
What, the whole "I'm from the moon" thing didn't tip you off? Or the fact that I'm an aerospace engineer? Or the fact that I said I was drifting through deep space before this?
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Look, I knew about it but it didn't really hit me until now, sue me!
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[She would tell him the exact year but she doesn't actually know.]
Anyways, the 22nd century isn't all that different from the 21st century. Just with a lot more space travel and...tech, I guess. Medical care is a lot more efficient. We can grow you new organs, but only if you have the money to shell out.
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