@slithering-saccharine / slithering-saccharine.tumblr.com
just because my experiments can kill people doesn’t mean it’s awful, a lot a can learned from failure
I have to wonder: Do you enjoy lying to yourself, or have you simply been doing it so long that it no longer registers as such to you?
It must feel awful to feel stuck there. I am unable to relate
I know I don’t talk about myself on here, but when we are ready my wife and I plan to live in the dimension from which she came
“Stuck” is your word, not mine. I never said I was feeling “stuck.”
And if you can't relate now, you will eventually. Ennui comes for us all.
My enclosure isn't enriching enough I am going to break free and cause property damage.
isnt it dull not to be able to speak of what you do know?
I think I'd reach for “frustrating” before I opted for “dull.” But I wouldn't not opt for “dull” to describe it at times.
aand he shows his face once more
Indeed he does.
I know, I know—you've been anxiously awaiting this day, perhaps even growing to fear that my presence may never grace your social-media dashboard again. Well fear no more; here I am.
that i see you in the chat application so often makes this especially funny
howeveri must give you this
Yes, well, that would be why I specified “social-media dashboard.” It's obviously completely different.
But my, what a lovely little “welcome back” message. I'm flattered.
there will all ways be more. to see
to learn. a deeper understanding. it doesnt stop
Oh yes, I’m counting on it. A wonderful notion, isn't it?
How terribly dull it would be to know everything.
aand he shows his face once more
Indeed he does.
I know, I know—you've been anxiously awaiting this day, perhaps even growing to fear that my presence may never grace your social-media dashboard again. Well fear no more; here I am.
That’s surprisingly more encouraging and thoughtful than I expected from you. Thank you.
Defying expectation happens to be another one of those things I pride myself on.
Of course you are, why wouldn’t you be?
I still feel as though that’s slightly threatening in some context but for the sake of moving past that- My name is Jack.
Do you go by Turbo, or do you perchance have an alias?
Oh, I have so many aliases. The one you'll be interested in in this case would be “Veloz,” however. Not to say that I don't go by Turbo, because I do, but it does get a bit confusing in contexts that have more than one of us scuttling about.
Your feeling slightly threatened is the intended effect, so congratulations on picking up on that.
@slithering-saccharine I remembered everything last time, why would this one be any different?
That isn't what I meant.
It hasn't got anything to do with whether you remember these things or not. There isn't any loss to be had if you no longer desire some particular thing after the Anon magic wears off. It won't be relevant to you anymore after that point. You won't perceive the loss because your “normal” self would not consider it a loss.
So there really isn't any point fretting over it. Enjoy it all while you can, and if you're lucky, your “normal” self will learn something from the experience.
Once you've explored enough, once you've figured out enough about how everything around you works, once you know that there is more to be had than what you have already, whatever realm you inhabit begins to feel so...incredibly...small.
Satisfaction with the familiar wanes. You begin to desire something more: a way to get somewhere you've never been before—to see things you've never seen—to find something that you do not already understand every aspect of, inside and out. You begin to seek escape.
It's a cycle I've been through several times, each with more of a gap between it and the next. The first realm I escaped was my game of origin. The next was the more figurative realm of sticking to the program. Then it was spritehood in its entirety. After that, it was my arcade. After that, my particular slice of digital reality.
It's been a while since the cycle has come round for me again. And I must say...it's beginning to feel awfully cramped in here.
Speak their name and more shall appear.
@slithering-saccharine Hello there how are you
Why, I am doing simply Turbotastic this evening. Not that that is at all unusual. It's quite the treat, being me.
You're welcome, by the way, for having me be the Turbo that you are currently, in a manner of speaking, looking at.
"An ask." (I'm sure the dragon would appreciate one as well, even if she's too...withdrawn to request one at the moment.)
two for one sale
requested by hello-jericho
((And next on our list is @slithering-saccharine .
I had to fight really hard to prevent myself from saying “Jerry Seinfeld” and ending the post. My restraint is truly admirable.
So I never end up hearing any of the Turbo viruses as Turbo. It’s a fantastic voice. It’s Alan Tudyk channeling Ed Wynn and yet still making it his own. I used to call people up and start doing that voice all the time. Ask Chip. I was her voicemail message for a while. But the viruses and cybrids? It’s not them. They are their own entities that have shed their original tiny racer forms and with them, their voices. And so it is with Veloz.
Veloz is a talker with a flowery way of speaking. He can be polite but also intensely egotistical and smarmy. He’s intelligent and refined, but with a malevolence and almost constant self aggrandizing. To me, he sounds like Ian McNeice’s portrayal of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen with just a slight touch of Long John Baldry’s version of Dr Robotnik and Jim Cummings’ version of Dr Robotnik.))
