^ You may just have a container full of alkali water there,Tex. Here, have a bottle of this Evian. Don't worry that it's "naive" spelled backward.
< Do I know my way to San Jose? I've been away so long, I may go wrong and lose my way.
v Is that San Andreas' fault?

^ No, it's Vice City.
< Which is my least favorite of the good GTAs.
v Would you rather Brutal Legend be a completed and polished project 15 years ago or get Psychonauts 3 in the next 15 years?

^ I'm hoping System Shock (remake-ster?) comes out on time and doesn't suck

< Can't afford it atm, but when I have the cash I expect to get a copy(assuming I can run it on my potato PC)

> Oh look, a wild Shodan appears!!!

v What Pokemon/Digimon/Celebrity do you send out to battle it?

^ hard pass
< not in to that
v You understand, right?!

^ What I understand is that if you have so little to contribute, you shouldn't post.
< Takatomon plugs Porygon into the system, Porygon dismantles Shodan's code, and Harrison Ford bails us out with his helicopter.
v Pouting that I switched around the expected roles of a Pokemon and Digimon, and cheated too since Takato isn't a Digimon.

^ still not into any anime/manga with "mon" at the end
< I say, "Pokemon GO!"
v You know by that I meant "Go Away," right?

^ You're doing better than Hitlary Clinton.
< Very happy that Ranker's wish came true regarding System Shock.
v For realz though, better Brutal Legend 15 years ago or Psychonauts 3 15 years from now?

^ How about a System Shock 2 remaster that is also on time and doesn't suck?
(and one that is also decently discounted or maybe even free for those who own the original?

< Also hoping the SS2 remaster encourages more single player fan missions to be made

v Do you know what is to be more like?

^ I think you skipped over a word there.
< Just 30 hours ago, I discovered a free-to-attend tabletop lounge being run out of a vape store and plan to visit it on the regular.
v What perfect thing for you did you discover in a place you thought you'd never give a second glance?

^ That's a remarkably deep query to raise on a Monday morning before my coffee has been assimilated.

< However, it's quite the interesting topic for a short story.

v This is your cue.

^ That'll do, pig.
< Just in time to discover this lounge, I had recently downloaded homebrew tabletop games for Bionicle and Mass Effect.
v Then all the hours my cats had spent sitting on my laptop finally caught up and it can't be opened or closed without the screen cracking apart.
> I also learn last Wednesday that staying for 3-hour sessions is a requirement to attend games and I should get on Discord to organize with prospective players, which will all be doable with the laptop repaired and protected from cuddly intruders.

^ Screen cracking.....is that all?
< My one laptop's hinges are completely fubar so the lid doesn't close entirely
centered, and part of the lid's border is held together by tape and prayers
> Life thinks it has brought me lemons, while I say bring me a real challenge!

v Now for some messages from our sponsor(Raid: Shadwow Legends)

^ RAID, "Kills Bugs Dead."

< never waves the white flag

v What's new under the sun?

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^ Just when I thought we weened Mom off Christmas lights, she wants them up again this Winter; I'll also be cleaning large branches off the garage roof.
< Make no mistake, when I say "cracked screen", I mean that entire half of the laptop is falling apart and barely holding together.
> There's still hope: if I can find that yard sale where I bought Dark Cloud 1, I can ask if they still have laptops for sale, including 1 identical to mine. But that was half a year ago and the answer is probably no.
v Do you think a pawn shop would be more realistic?