PRETEND I POSTED THIS 10/18/12 BECAUSE I MEANT TO AND I FORGOT.

[ihateyouetc]

OK, OK.
I KNOW THE OTHER NAMES I PICKED WERE KIND OF STUPID.
ESPECIALLY TROLL SARAH JESSICA PARKER.
I MEAN HOLY SHIT.
WHAT THE FUCK WAS I THINKING???
WHY DID I HAVE AN OPINION ON HER AND SARAH JESSICA PARKER?
I DON'T EVEN CARE ABOUT HER.
I'M NOT GOING TO INSULT HER OR ANYTHING BUT I THINK I WAS JUST BEING CONTRARY.
ANYWAY I KNOW YOU STOPPED LISTENING TO ME BUT HEAR ME OUT ON THIS ONE.
I THINK I'VE GOT IT THIS TIME.
WHAT ABOUT DREW BARRYMORE.

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[thneed]

She said, "Don't ask me about it. It's not one your business, Oncie."

Lusus is parent? Which one's the right word?

[ihateyouetc]

OK, NOW THAT I'VE TURNED AWAY FROM WHATEVER BATSHIT FUCKED UP TRAINWRECKS THE TRACKS OF CONVERSATION ABOVE WILL INEVITABLY LEAD TO FURTHER UP IN THIS MEMO, I CAN ANSWER THIS.
TROLLS DON'T HAVE WHAT YOU CALL "PARENTS" BUT WE DO HAVE LUSII.
EVERY TROLL HAS ONE LUSUS THAT ACTS LIKE THEIR GUARDIAN.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF THEM. YOU GUYS WOULD CALL THEM HORRIBLE MONSTERS BECAUSE THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT THEY ARE.
MINE TRIED TO EAT OTHER TROLLS SOMETIMES.
ANYWAY, LUSII CHOOSE TROLLS TO "ADOPT" BASED ON THEIR BLOOD COLOR WHEN WE'RE YOUNG.
LIKE HUMAN BABIES? WHEN WE'RE THAT LITTLE WE'RE CALLED GRUBS OR WIGGLERS.
FOR EVERY DIFFERENT BLOOD COLOR A TROLL HAS, THERE'S A CORRESPONDING LUSUS WHO WILL FIND IT AND TAKE CARE OF IT.
UNLESS THE TROLL HAS DEFECTIVE MUTANT BLOOD, IN WHICH CASE HE'S FUCKING LUCKY IF A LUSUS WOULD FIND HIM AND TAKE CARE OF HIM BECAUSE THAT'S BASICALLY UNPRECEDENTED.
HUMANS TEND TO HAVE OTHER ADULT HUMANS TAKE CARE OF THEM, WHO THEY CALL "PARENTS" WHO ARE ACTUALLY GENETICALLY RELATED TO THEM.
DESPITE THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH BLOOD COLOR, NO TROLL IS ACTUALLY "RELATED" TO THEIR LUSUS.
BUT ON TO THE MORE IMPORTANT THING.

[ihateyouetc]

MAYBE KISMESISSITUDE IS TOO STRONG OF A RELATIONSHIP TO RELATE IT TO IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE OTHER ONE SINCE THE OTHER ONE MIGHT NOT FEEL THE SAME WAY, WHICH ISN'T TO SAY THEY COULDN'T HAVE HAD A RELATIONSHIP LIKE A KISMESISSITUDE, BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW FOR SURE, YOU KNOW?
YOU CAN'T REALLY DEFINE IT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT.
BUT GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES I THINK IT'S SAFE TO SAY THE HUMAN LUSUS YOU DO KNOW HAD PRETTY STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THE HUMAN LUSUS YOU DON'T KNOW.

[thneed]

[ is this like being raised by wolves or- ]

How are you guys born then if you're not related to the luscii like we have parents? Do you grow out of the ground like a plant?

[thneed]

I guess you're right. That wouldn't be a good description for it though...
It's a strong relationship I wouldn't even know how to figure out.

[ihateyouetc]

[Ding ding, look who found a clue! Explains a lot, doesn't it.]

WE'RE HATCHED, DUMMY.
TROLL AND HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE STRUCTURES ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN COMMON DESPITE OUR PHYSICAL SIMILARITIES.
BUT I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO THAT RIGHT NOW SO I'M NOT.

[ihateyouetc]

I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE BIGGER ISSUE HERE, WHICH IS: WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO FIGURE OUT?
I'D PROBABLY WANT TO KNOW IF I WAS IN THAT SITUATION, TOO, IT'S JUST THE MOTIVATION FOR FIGURING IT OUT IS IMPORTANT.
DO YOU STILL HAVE SOME LINGERING FEELINGS ABOUT THE LUSUS YOU DON'T KNOW? OR EVEN WITH THE LUSUS YOU DO KNOW? IS IT SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK ABOUT A LOT?
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO ANSWER ME, JUST THINK ABOUT IT.
IF THE ANSWER ISN'T ULTIMATELY TO YOUR BENEFIT, YOU MIGHT BE BETTER OFF FORGETTING ABOUT IT.

[thneed]

Ma's really important. I don't think about the other guy because it's something I don't have to know.

Do you like the one that raised you? Do they stick around or do they just go away?

[ihateyouetc]

WOW, IF THAT WAY TO BYPASS WHAT I SAID DOESN'T SHRIEK "I'VE GOT ISSUES AND I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THEM" THEN I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT DOES.
ANYWAY, LIKE I SAID, JUST THINK ABOUT IT AND IF YOU WANT TO TALK LET ME KNOW.
THIS IS OUTSIDE OF MY AREA OF EXPERTISE BUT I MIGHT HANDLE TALKING ABOUT IT BETTER THAN A LOT OF THE ASSHOLES HERE.

[ihateyouetc]

YEAH.
WE DIDN'T GET ALONG THAT WELL ALL THE TIME, BUT IT WAS NO BIG DEAL.
NOT BEING ABLE TO TALK TO HIM KIND OF HAMPERED THE "MEANINGFUL VERBAL EXCHANGE REGARDING THE CONFUSING CONFLICTS OF OUR INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS" COMMUNICATION EFFORTS, BUT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO COMMUNICATE STUFF.
IT'S JUST WHEN IT GOT TECHNICAL IT COULD BE KIND OF HARD FOR US TO CONVEY WHAT WE MEANT.
WE WERE PRETTY ALIKE IN SOME WAYS. ALL IN ALL, THOUGH, HE WAS GREAT.
IT'S TYPICAL OF LUSII TO BE AROUND THE TROLLS THEY RAISE FOR THEIR WHOLE LIVES.
WHETHER THEY OUTLIVE THEIR TROLL OR THE TROLL OUTLIVES THEM DEPENDS ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
THE LOYALTY LUSII DISPLAY ISN'T ALWAYS UNIVERSAL, EITHER.
SOME LUSII DON'T PAY THAT MUCH ATTENTION TO THEIR TROLLS BUT THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A DISPARITY IN WHERE THEY BOTH CAN LIVE.
IN THE LUSUS'S CASE, IT MIGHT ONLY BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THE WATER AND THE TROLL CAN ONLY LIVE ON LAND.
YOU CAN IMAGINE THERE'D BE A PRETTY BIG DISCONNECT THERE.
IT'D BE KIND OF AN ESTRANGED RELATIONSHIP THAT COULD CAUSE ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS.
THAT'S NOT THE CASE FOR ME, BY THE WAY.
MY LUSUS LIVED WITH ME.

[thneed]

I don't have issues.

It's good that yours did. A disconnect wouldn't be nice.

[ihateyouetc]

OH FUCK, BIG NEWS FOR THIS WHOLE CONVERSATION.
HERE, LET ME TAKE A TIP FROM THE WHITE-TEXT ASSHOLE FOR A SECOND.
/!\ OOPS, WE ALL HAVE ISSUES! /!\ OOPS, PRETENDING THEY'RE NOT THERE DOESN'T MAKE THEM GO AWAY! /!\
HIGHLIGHT THE TEXT IN BETWEEN THE ALERT ANNOUNCEMENT ASCII TO FIND OUT WHAT I JUST SAID.

[thneed]

That's not funny.

[ihateyouetc]

MAYBE NOT, BUT IT'S TRUE ISN'T IT?

[thneed]

I guess.

[ihateyouetc]

GREAT. WE CAN LEAVE IT AT THAT AND CALL IT "PROGRESS."

[thneed]

Yeah, okay. Progress is progress.