[E-mail: Duncan, Harriet]

[andlivefreely]

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So I just talked to Nova.

He's Hello_Players on the forums.

[he links to the thread, and then c/p's the PM'd conversation.]

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[suddenly_science]

...Well then.

Thanks for passing that along. So last week is "ancient history," huh.

[andlivefreely]

He mighta assumed I was a player and wanted to play it off, or just wanted to play it off anyway.

Probably best not to mention it to him, though. Maybe I can keep an eye on him if he has no reason not to talk to me.

[suddenly_science]

Be careful if you do. I mean, text convos are probably safe.

[andlivefreely]

Yeah, just online.

[that's the plan, anyway]

Who knows, he's already come to me once. He might again.

[suddenly_science]

Maybe. He likes talking to people. And attention.

Kinda made him that way...

[andlivefreely]

Well I'll keep an eye on his forum activity, at any rate. While you're off governing or whatever it is Sharifas do.

If I see anything overly worrying I'll let you know.

[suddenly_science]

Thanks! Looking after things earthside is a complicated gig, huh?

[andlivefreely]

Only when you're also breathing fire.

[no explanation]

[suddenly_science]

Is that right.

[andlivefreely]

It's kinda cool.

Except that it burns.

Had a stock of fire resistance potions handy, though.

I caught Dragon's Breath. Lots of Zen diseases going around. But now I'm trying to formulate a potion that'll give you fire breathing! It'll be great! 8D

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[inchesofevil]

Found out his username yesterday.

He PMed me to ask how I would've reacted to him if he hadn't threatened to kill my sister and then decided he wasn't going to take the threat back because he didn't like my answer. Threw a fit like a fucking toddler, as usual.

[andlivefreely]

I've never dealt with him before. Guess that's a good thing, since it means he doesn't already have reason to hate me.

[inchesofevil]

Yeah, you lucked the fuck out, there.

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[suddenly_science]

By some measurements he kind of is a toddler.

That's troubling, though. I was daring to hope his shit was done with.

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[inchesofevil]

You want a c/p of the convo? It was pretty fucking ridiculous.

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[suddenly_science]

Sure, throw it my way...

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[inchesofevil]

[link to screencaps of this convo]

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[suddenly_science]

idk Heimduncan to me it looks like a somewhat deranged olive branch but an olive branch nonetheless

He seems to want your approval

Or something. I guess it's approval.

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[inchesofevil]

I know he wants my approval.

I can't give what I don't have.

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[suddenly_science]

You could fake it for the sake of diffusing the threat

Or not

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[inchesofevil]

Why, so he can blow up all over again when he finds out I lied to him?

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[andlivefreely]

Sweet mother that guy is a nutter.

I am so glad I never earned his ire. Or his desire for approval, I guess.

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[suddenly_science]

I'm sorry, nutters are fun to play....

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[andlivefreely]

I can't believe this is all on you, there's gotta be some extra nuttiness since turning real.

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[suddenly_science]

Actually, a whole lot of it is new, but the new kind of springs from the old. And the "holes" from all the stuff I never decided...