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a man with a telephone on his head is sitting on a table .
ALT: a man with a telephone on his head is sitting on a table .
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I'm defective.
Irredeemable.
Broken...
February 1, 2026 at 4:36 PM
It's fine. A part of me will surely remain here, in the loop.
Good memories and all that, right?
February 1, 2026 at 1:50 PM
your nightmares

the death of everyone you ever loved

you wake up to more nightmares
February 1, 2026 at 1:49 PM
February 1, 2026 at 9:42 AM
That night I had a dream that felt like waking from a dream.
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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"I'd rather die on my feet than live on my knees. I'll keep my family safe..."

Kyra Ikari Nightingale. Signer, Assassin, Sister and Duelist.
February 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
i love my daughter of whom my memories of constantly fade and blur .
January 31, 2026 at 9:56 PM
You wrote me a love letter,
Promising that every word is true.
But I'm confused by the signature,
So remind me, who are you?
January 31, 2026 at 9:31 PM
(If even your thoughts are repeating, there's no hope for you, is there?)
January 31, 2026 at 9:31 PM
hal🪽

gonna get more sleep but ill try to draw ralph in this pose later trust
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
A horrible noise of splitting plastic, screaming and breaking can be heard coming from behind this door, which I resolve to firmly stay on this side of.
January 31, 2026 at 3:33 PM
[ a good , firm handshake . one that could secure either one of them a job in a heartbeat . ]

[ ah , well , it wasn’t only ralph’s position that had been rearranged . ]

just doing my job , really ..! what kind of manager would i be if i let you go in without any sort of guidance ?
*Really, it might've been more of an issue if Mike didn't look the way he did, currently... Mike had changed a lot between his first job in '87, and his most recent job, in '23. It was good Ralph's position got shifted around before he met "Fritz Smith."*

Again... you've been instrumental to me.
January 31, 2026 at 3:27 PM
[ ralph still looks a bit lost – staring off into the distance as he nods .
but , he quickly comes back to reality , or as close to reality as they can get these days . ]

oh – right , i uh .. never said my name in the recordings i left you , huh ? that’s my bad .. i’m ralph .
*...And he seemed so cordial. He was just... a nice guy. To the very end. Maybe he was here because he... still wanted to be that, to a certain extent.*

*Mike's run away with thoughts. He sighs...*

Nevermind. Would you... want to exchange names? I'm Mike. You really helped me out, settling in...
January 31, 2026 at 3:06 PM
hal🪽

imagine you’re being haunted with like the whole shebang . things falling over , sudden loud thuds , doors suddenly swinging open and closed

but it’s just This Guy and all of that is because he’s just kind of clumsy
January 31, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Perhaps somethings are best left forgotten, for now.
January 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM
hal🪽

i can’t wait to do some “ my old buddy dave “ bullshit on here eheh
January 31, 2026 at 2:46 PM
hal🪽

one million years torture mind prison for ralph
January 31, 2026 at 2:42 PM
oh , um .. thanks . i think ?
[ he feels like there was meant to be more to that conversation . maybe he zoned out and missed something ?

as a shaky sigh escapes his lips , he fidgets with his glasses – taking them off to wipe the lenses with the bottom of his shirt before

*They were at something that resembled a museum of sorts... a very narrow one. This... was the last thing at the end of it. An office with things from all over. It kind of resembled a certain place he appears /elsewhere.../ after his passing. A place where Ralph was... one of many. One of fifty.*
January 31, 2026 at 2:41 PM
hal🪽

aw hell nah they put my phone in a time loop
January 31, 2026 at 2:24 PM
mm , don’t sweat it . it’s not like either one of us is in the best condition , y’know ?

[ another forced laugh . he’s really trying his best to keep the mood light . to keep himself sane .
he knows the latter could never be possible , though . ]

oh , uh ! yeah ! i’m over in –

You... you.

*As is it is with most things, Mike's a little frustrated. Ralph seemed so peachy in his own way, even though he was absolutely drenched in the corporatocracy of it all.*

...Forgive me. I'm okay... as much as I can be. Do you have somewhere to stay?

*An oddly sympathetic question.*
January 31, 2026 at 2:23 PM
i miss pel .
January 31, 2026 at 9:10 AM
well , y’know .. i’m as alright as i can be .
[ he laughs again . it’s clearly strained . ]

are , uh … ( * you ) alright ?

[ a zombie and a …. well , he’s honestly unsure of what his own deal is . he knows he’s supposed to have died . he felt everything . maybe he’s an extra corporeal ghost ? ]
I... you're here.

*A genuine weight, and recognition, washing over him. This was a different kind of connection, here... right? Mike didn't really know how to interface with somebody who'd... saved him, in that way.*

Are you... alright?

*Alright, having a zombie hovering over him, withstanding.*
January 31, 2026 at 5:24 AM
y - yeah ! that’s me .. aha …
guess we never really got to meet face to face , huh ? sorry about that ..

[ he awkwardly scratches at his cheek . 💧
he knows they didn’t get to meet for a reason , after all . ]
Voice. Voice---

*His head turns up and to the side, like he thought he was dissuading a sound in his head, trying to flush something out.*

...No way... *And then suddenly, he doesn't seem so abnormal.*

You're... the one who worked. The week before...
hey , uh …
why am i seeing double … ish ?
January 31, 2026 at 5:05 AM
hal🪽
January 31, 2026 at 5:02 AM
hey , uh …
why am i seeing double … ish ?
January 31, 2026 at 4:58 AM