Jacey
Did you anything for new years?
CYPR
been working.
Jacey
On personal stuff or profesional?
CYPR
a bit of both
Jacey
Are you busy right now?
CYPR
yes sort of
Jacey
How busy?
CYPR
that depends on what you want to talk about.
Jacey
Nothing professional.
CYPR
I'm learning some pretty weird shit right now.
Jacey
I feel like I am too.
CYPR
there's some
complications in the probe data capture
Jacey
Like what?
CYPR
I'll fill you in when you're here
Jacey
That's gonna be a while. Why don't you like come visit here so we can just talk without all the BS code?
CYPR
If I had time, I would.
Jacey
You need a fucking break, Cyper. You're shouldering waaaaay too much of this.
CYPR
I take frequent breaks.
Jacey
I mean a vacation. It's warming up now.
CYPR
Don't worry about me. I'm fine. You're the one who barely eats and doesn't have heat that works.
Jacey
It works now. I literally wouldn't have survived the cold sweep if it didn't.
CYPR
Is that over? How cold did it end up getting?
Jacey
At the center of the M-C Fuck Enclave, around -50 for a week straight.
CYPR
My god. Why are you worrying about me at all? I need to get you out of there.
Jacey
Not like it can get worse from here.
CYPR
Do you really think that's a thing that happens naturally?
CYPR
The STF wires Earth's field to do that every year to cull the homeless.
Jacey
Yeah, but they're not going to be around next year.
CYPR
That's true. No saying that system won't still be in place for whoever takes over after, though.
I doubt they'll be fond of the enclave's poor. Given the demographic.
Jacey
That's scary to think about.
CYPR
This probably isn't the conversation you wanted to have, sorry.
Jacey
Yeah nah. I wanted to talk about Jupiter.
CYPR
I can't talk about Jupiter from my end.
Jacey
I mean the dream-plane stuff that I think is jupiter.
I've been going on like dream quests given to me by this dream-dragon in a dream temple.
CYPR
Have you?
Jacey
I mean the dream-plane stuff that I think is jupiter.
I've been going on like dream quests given to me by this dream-dragon in a dream temple.
CYPR
Yeah, you bring them plants and tea and shit in dream-world, right?
Jacey
I guess I told you this stuff already, damn. I don't remember.
CYPR
I take your dream adventures very seriously.
Jacey
I thought you just thought it was bullshit.
CYPR
Of course not. How lucid are your dreams by the way?
Jacey
I remember everything when I wake up, but I remember nothing outside of the dream when I'm in it. It's like a totally different reality, there's no reference point as to who I am back here.
CYPR
Maybe we should both look into lucid dreaming so we have more control. We could meet up on Jupiter.
Jacey
That sounds challenging.
CYPR
Jacey
I mean you didn't need to convince me.
CYPR
It's what got me thinking about it more the other day..
Jacey
Well.
Jacey
Aside from astral projection, there's other ways to fool around from long distances that I'm sure you're aware of, if you've got time.
CYPR
You know, I'm the only one here at the office since my division is wrapping up. Tuxedo cat doesnt even come in anymore.
CYPR
So if you didn't feel like waiting until I got home...
Jacey
You're fucking awful.
CYPR
I know.
CYPR
Hey nevermind, I just heard some people down the hall mention a reporter from "the internet" being a problem for their business.
CYPR
It totally sounded like Celesti Vulppiri. Accent and all.
Jacey
Oh that's... didn't she have some ties to the Behyra administration?
CYPR
She helped him early on as a governor I think.
CYPR
She just called someone to go to tripletree and take care of the reporter.
Jacey
That's not good. How the fuck are you always around to hear this shit?
CYPR
This corner of intel is a pretty small facility. I overhear a lot of hungover Loux talking to assistants.
Jacey
Do you think they're talking about Hunter, though?
CYPR
Maybe, maybe not. He hasn't said anything about the pizza thing publicly, though.
Jacey
But if its their business, they might know he's a reporter and that he's been hassling employees.
CYPR
Good point. I messaged him already, and he's not responding.
Jacey
He like just went live a minute ago with Vandal and that meathead again.
CYPR
Then we're gonna crash it and save him from that, too.
Jacey
I'm gonna go in and add you to the chat and you can do your hacker god shit.
CYPR
Nice. Time to get dramatic.