Nathaniel Steele (Mar 29, 2011 11:59:20 PM)
Nephandi...which might be what they are...are more or less demon worshippers. Not technically correct, but close enough.
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 29, 2011 11:59:48 PM)
"Both. ...hopefully not at the same time. Need to organize first. I only came by to let you know what was going on.. and see if I could get some advice.." He leaned back in his seat a bit, looking thoughtful.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:00:40 AM)
So ma and pa are the maybe-nephandi?
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:00:48 AM)
A nod. "Yes."
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:00:56 AM)
Best thing to do is go to each person you know and talk to them, after figuring out what you can offer them to get them on board. Remember, most non-traditionals will value things like training and juice over cash and 'stuff'
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 12:01:15 AM)
How soon are people thinking of doing something about these cunts? *he has a sort of zealous thing going on* How many people got snached?
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:01:18 AM)
A shrug.. "I ain't got much cash anyways."
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:02:15 AM)
"Only one that we think is still alive at this point, Justin. We're probably dealing with getting the kid out first.. as there's a time limit there."
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 12:03:39 AM)
Like when? I the kid stuck with the technofucks.........that youre talking about?
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 12:03:58 AM)
is not I)
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:04:02 AM)
-nod- Soon as we get enough people to have an effective plan.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:04:28 AM)
Kids really shouldn't be around those people.. they'll make him think he's nuts..
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:06:00 AM)
"Yeah.." A frown.. "Listen.. Thanks Nate.. Sorry if I'm an ass sometimes. I'mma leave you two out of this.. cuz I know you want to stay out, but I may come talk to you about it again."
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:07:14 AM)
I'm not opposed to offering advice, never would be. Or help in emergencies. I just know what I'm capable of, comfortable with, and what I'm opposed to philosophically.
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:08:19 AM)
A smile.. "Gotcha. Hoping it doesn't come to an "emergency" status, though.. Things have been very low key so far, I just don't see it lasting.. So I guess it depends what we can all pull together."
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:09:01 AM)
Um.. Am I able to help? *Head tilting slightly*
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:10:05 AM)
"I don't know.. hon.. You have any tricks other than talking to our four legged friends?"
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:10:45 AM)
...ask Justin.. *Fidget*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:10:51 AM)
...Hey now, she might be pretty useful with that. I doubt the techs would bother to stop every little critter from wandering their grounds.
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:11:35 AM)
A smile, and a twinkle of mischief in his eyes.. "I know.. if I can think of a way that will come in handy, I will be calling."
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:12:16 AM)
Sometimes I can give them little commands.. sometimes.. like.. "Don't bite" .. and stuff..
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:12:39 AM)
A nod, and he turned his dark eyes to Justin.. eyeing him a moment.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:12:49 AM)
Just asking mice and such what's going on inside a certain building might be useful, Friday.
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 12:13:27 AM)
Yes Jereth? *his friendly tone showing theres not a question he wont field, in a laid back kind of way*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:13:38 AM)
Tell him about last night.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:14:09 AM)
I don't know what it feels like to be on the receiving end of it.
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:14:32 AM)
"You wanna help huh?" A grin, playful. "Good.. we can talk.. " A blink, then a glance between Friday and Justin, raising a brow.. "Huh?
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:14:57 AM)
You asked what else I can do. Justin found out last night what happens.
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 12:16:24 AM)
Friday. Thats not something that you should bring to the table, you have an amazing gift...........but I think it would be dangerous to use in a conflict.....my understanding is we will be assulting technofucks in some fashion to retrive a kid they blackbagged?
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:17:13 AM)
"Current plan involves kiting the locusts while a second group goes in... If we could get some information on the layout, that would help.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:18:34 AM)
*She fidgeted slightly but nodded, tugging at her ear a little bit as she sighed*
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 12:19:11 AM)
But I think you, me and Isabel need to sit down and have a psychic pow wow.........maybe we could train.....I know that sounds cheesey...........*he turns his attention to jareth* I dont know what I can do, but im not above getting a gun and chipping in however.....
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:19:25 AM)
I think the cookies I set aside to cool should be ready to eat, Friday.
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:19:59 AM)
He gnawed on his lip.. Thinking, and just nodded.. "If we escalate things, the techs will too, i don't want to enrage them, just annoy the crap outta them by yoinking him back."
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 12:20:53 AM)
Im totally down with that........however i can help, im in.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:21:22 AM)
*She nodded slightly, getting up from her spot and padding into the kitchen to gather up the cookies. She came padding back in and offered out the plate of cookies*
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:22:02 AM)
"Ooh.. cookies." He'd snag one. "Thank you... have I mentioned you guys are awesome?"
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:22:22 AM)
We try. *he says with a smirk*
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:22:35 AM)
A smirk in return, nomnom.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:22:46 AM)
We are? *She set down the plate and took one of the cookies before she flopped on the floor again*
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:23:26 AM)
"Uh huh... you're one of the nicest people I know, Friday.. And Nate.. well.. he's Nate. He's cool." A smile.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:23:53 AM)
By cool you mean 'a grumpy old jerk' of course.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:24:15 AM)
If I'm nice no one has a reason to be mean to me. *Her brow furrowed* ...and yet they still are..
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:24:24 AM)
I need to work on that theory a little better..
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:25:03 AM)
"Of course.. I'm a jackass.. why would I not be comfortable with a grumpy old jerk?" A wink at the Hollower.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:25:19 AM)
Can't argue with that *he says over his coffee*
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:27:56 AM)
A chuckle at Friday, but he went quiet, thinkin..
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:29:26 AM)
*She made a little face* I think I have to rework my thesis now..
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:29:56 AM)
*She grumbled and crawled over to grab two more cookies, munching on them thoughtfully now*
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:31:27 AM)
"Being nice.... works when other people are nice. Problem is.. alot of people aren't. And people who aren't nice, unfortunately, like to take advantage of those that are." Quietly... "So.. it can be difficult to find the right balance."
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:32:08 AM)
It's why I'm a dick to everyone. I don't have to worry about it then.
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:32:14 AM)
A grin.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:33:47 AM)
Yeah but I've been studying the positive influence of behavioral reconditioning from a primary source and following the response outwards. It not working is not acceptable. There's no reason for it -not- to work. *She sulked*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:35:50 AM)
Our kind of people are not normal. Especially not psychologically.
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:36:07 AM)
"This is, a sad fact."
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:36:11 AM)
Oh it's working well enough with all of you guys, it's all these other people.
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 12:37:18 AM)
But were not assholes.....
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:37:20 AM)
*She got up and padded over to her sectioned area, returning with a stack of notebooks about a foot high and set them down* Three years ago I started the graduate program and I picked five people in my class. I studied them thoroughly for the past three years and documented every interaction I ever had with them and every interaction I witnessed they had with other people.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:37:45 AM)
Are you taking into account what we talked about the other night?
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 12:37:51 AM)
*blinks*
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:37:57 AM)
A nod, and a curious look..
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:38:20 AM)
*She blinked at Nate* ...SHIT... I knew using myself as the source was a bad idea I just knew it..
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 12:38:57 AM)
You study human ineraction?*he has an honest curiosity about him*
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:39:03 AM)
A blink or ten.. he glanced between the two..
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:39:55 AM)
*She sighed* It's a sound theory.. *She looked up at Justin and nodded* I'm about to get my masters in psychology and I already have my bachelors in physiologic processes and biology.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:39:55 AM)
You absolutely must cancel out every variable but the one you're studying, Friday.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:41:34 AM)
It worked though. Everytime I witnessed their interactions with others I saw the 'random' factor. It isn't random, it's ingrained in through repeated actions. People learn their behaviors through what they're exposed to. The theory that a person who lives in a home with spousal abuse is four times more likely to display the same violent tendancies? That sort of thing.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:42:34 AM)
So.. I theorized that if a primary subject, in this case me, showed repeated, ceaseless kindness and friendliness towards other peoples, with no attempt at personal gain, I could condition my five subjects to then repeat that kindness in an instinctual manner.
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:42:47 AM)
"Interesting." He commented after a moment.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:42:49 AM)
I wanted to find out if the golden rule was accurate or not.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:43:25 AM)
That'd only work if -all- of their contacts and influences were following the same rule, Friday. Each and every person they came into contact with was an uncontrolled variable.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:44:09 AM)
I know.. but it DID manifest itself. I documented it. There were occasions I witnessed an instinctual kind response that was made without thought as to it's reason. It just wasn't as common an occurance as I'd anticipated.
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:44:37 AM)
"You could.. ask subjects to keep a daily journal for a specified amount of time, then have someone else try the kindness? Someone they deal with daily. That way you could at least track some of it."
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:44:43 AM)
And yet invariably all of five of my subjects continued to be complete -assholes- to me..
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:45:10 AM)
Well the whole theory was based on them not knowing about it. They had no idea they were participating in my thesis project.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:45:22 AM)
..I've already mentioned my theory on that.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:45:37 AM)
I know.. and it makes sense. I don't know why I didn't think of it.
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:45:46 AM)
A shrug then.. they were too technical about it for him.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:46:13 AM)
*he shrug a bit too* That's why scientific papers are peer reviewed, Friday.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:46:23 AM)
*She looked up at Jareth* It doesn't work because they all end up hating me because I'm about four years younger than most of them and I don't have to try to do what they struggle for.
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:47:45 AM)
"Well.... tell them the study is about something different.. that way they won't obsess about it." A shrug. "Or be expecting to be tested on that subject."
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:51:59 AM)
That would take me another three years of study though.. but I could do that for a follow-up study.. that's a good idea..
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:52:16 AM)
He just nodded.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:52:55 AM)
I'm.. being a geek again aren't I?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:53:54 AM)
-We- were being geeks again.
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:55:32 AM)
"...that's not a bad thing." He smiled.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:55:38 AM)
Sorry.. *She petted her fingers over the notebooks, drumming her fingers over them*
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 12:57:38 AM)
Well when your done I would totally read your thesis if your chill eith that.......I bet its got some great pointers, I dont study It, but ive been a snoopy telepath for the last 6 months of my life, and that kind of stuff is pretty interesting to me.......
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 12:58:09 AM)
"It's fine.. I have a BS degree, so.. Yeah.. I'm hardly going to get mad at anyone for geeking out on something they are interested in."
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 12:58:12 AM)
A lot os just like watching people, then when you pick stuff up from their not-words it makes mroe sense.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 12:59:36 AM)
Fridays' a lot like me. Degrees early, and often.
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 1:02:05 AM)
-he nodded- "Then no wonder you two hang out together." A faint smile, he visibly relaxed a little.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 1:03:48 AM)
I want to get my masters in Science too so I could maybe teach with it.. maybe.. if I could figure out how to without having to be in front of lots of people.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 1:07:43 AM)
It's best you start taking teaching classes. It's how I learned to not freeze up in front of people.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 1:08:08 AM)
After Igot my science degrees, I went for a masters in education. It helped a ton.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 1:08:42 AM)
Maybe I should do that after science. ..or maybe at the same time.. *She scratched at her ear a little bit*
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 1:10:54 AM)
(*on phone, sorry*)
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 1:11:15 AM)
The sooner the better, Friday. I think.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 1:11:54 AM)
(S'all good)
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 1:12:40 AM)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjrUOlK2714
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 1:12:56 AM)
(feel good music)
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 1:13:09 AM)
(and an awesome video)
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 1:21:55 AM)
I guess so.. *She scratched at her ear again* I feel silly .. I made everybody get all queit.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 1:21:57 AM)
*quiet
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 1:22:07 AM)
"Hmm?"
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 1:22:11 AM)
Nah. Just means we're all comfortable.
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 1:22:19 AM)
Seeming to snap out of it.. "Yeah.. i was thinkin..."
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 1:25:05 AM)
What school are you guys attending?
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 1:26:58 AM)
..I teach at a private high school. I've been out of college for a couple of years.
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 1:29:00 AM)
Oh. Well im going to get on the whole art thing mysel.........*he pulls out his phone and texts*
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 1:29:11 AM)
(oh fine ask me about colleges :P)
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 1:29:44 AM)
"I really ought to get going.... I will be in touch, everyone. OKay?"
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 1:30:05 AM)
Let me know if you need help organizing, alright?
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 1:30:14 AM)
*he nods* Do you need a ride Jareth?
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 1:30:26 AM)
"I will. And thank you." He shook his head at the ride question. "I will be in touch.
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 1:31:12 AM)
Ok.
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 1:31:44 AM)
(Alright guys, i will be in touch. Take care. :) )
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 1:31:53 AM)
(Seeya : ))
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 1:31:55 AM)
(goodnight)
Alan 'Jareth' Lee (Mar 30, 2011 1:32:14 AM)
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Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 1:35:52 AM)
Promise you're really okay Justin?
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 1:36:34 AM)
Yes Fry, that was nobodys fault......
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 1:36:46 AM)
Except maybe mine.
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 1:37:03 AM)
It could have been handled better...but everyone makes occasional mistakes.
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 1:37:25 AM)
I'm sorry.. I should've said something..
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 1:38:29 AM)
Its water under the bridge. Im just glad your not injured. Hey do you guys want to grab some coffee?
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 1:38:38 AM)
(that way lyric can play)
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 1:39:01 AM)
*She considered a moment* ...would.. this coffee be somewhere with.. waffles?
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 1:39:16 AM)
It sure could be!
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 1:39:27 AM)
*She looked up at Nate hopefully!*
Nathaniel Steele (Mar 30, 2011 1:42:49 AM)
..Sure.
Justin Moore (Mar 30, 2011 1:44:39 AM)
(makes the room)
Friday Lovelace (Mar 30, 2011 1:44:50 AM)
(*drags Nate along*)
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