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Cobalt: i am coming to terms with the fact that there are some people i probably won't be able to wrap my head around, no matter how much i try
Cobalt: and some people i disagree with, even if i understand them
Cobalt: so i'm trying to focus more on doing the things i *can* do and let go of all the things i can't
Cobalt: that's the best i can promise right now, but it's a start

CEO: Sounds entirely too logical.
CEO: How'd you even come up with that?

Cobalt: idk there's this guy i know who keeps giving me all this good advice
Cobalt: even though he's probably having a rough time right now he still makes an effort to touch base with me and make sure i'm hanging in there
Cobalt: and he probably has a finite amount of energy but he chooses to spend some of it on me, and it makes a difference to my quality of life in this trash heap
Cobalt: so maybe i'm taking a page from his book, trying to be more judicious with what i spend my energy on so i can use it more effectively and not run myself into the ground.

Cobalt: either that or compassion fatigue

CEO: You make that guy sound entirely too altruistic.
CEO: He's probably just putting the minimum effort into low-maintenance people.
CEO: For maximum benefit.

CEO: And careful.
CEO: I hear compassion is contagious.
CEO: Which means the fatigue is inevitable to follow.

Cobalt: oh shucks do you think i'm low-maintenance?
Cobalt: that might be one of the nicest things i can remember someone saying to me

Cobalt: also, you know that telling me compassion is contagious is just going to make me want to double down on it, right?
Cobalt: don't do this to me right when i was finally starting to find my chill and/or sense of resignation

CEO: What can I say?
CEO: Some people just can't stop themselves from catching it.
CEO: It's not for everyone.

CEO: But store up on your chill.
CEO: Like a fucking squirrel preparing for winter.
CEO: You'll be thankful when you have the extra reserves.

Cobalt: yesterday I packed a bag and got as far away from here as i could get
Cobalt: explored the edge of the city where space gets all wonky
Cobalt: took a bunch of stupid photos
Cobalt: it was good. refreshing.

Cobalt: i think i need to do stuff like that more often
Cobalt: if this place is gonna suck this hard then i need to just make my own happiness, out of spite
Cobalt: spend time with the people i care about in ways that aren't related to Who Died Today
Cobalt: i hope you get some time to do stuff like that, too
Cobalt: you don't seem like the type to "take vacations" but maybe if you framed it as "morale-boosting company retreat" you could at least get a tax write-off for it

CEO: Sounds like I'd have to take all of you with me if it's a "retreat".
CEO: Also I have problems with attending anything called a "retreat" on principle.

Cobalt: ok fine, what's the opposite of retreat? advance?
Cobalt: "morale-boosting company advance"
Cobalt: ...well, that sounds like a different thing, but i bet it would still boost morale
Cobalt: ........for everyone else

Cobalt: anyway, the sentiment still stands! i hope you get to do something enjoyable soon, whatever that means to you

CEO: Don't fuss.
CEO: I'm no martyr that needs to be reminded to eat, sleep and take care of himself.
CEO: We will all need to be at our best when the time comes.
CEO: And I trust you to do the same.

Cobalt: I don't need to be told to take care of myself either, but it's nice to be reminded that people care, sometimes
Cobalt: occasionally this place makes it easy to forget

Cobalt: anyway, i don't know how your telepathic mind-link works with Blue Eyes. Did you hear the thing I said about yasuragi?

CEO: She's too far away from me to control. She's using her automated routines.
CEO: So no.

Cobalt: i don't know who else knows about this, so maybe you already heard this from someone else
Cobalt: yasuragi was killed outside a game a few days ago and got lilith'd
Cobalt: i'm pretty certain he didn't die willingly, either

CEO: He mentioned it to me once.
CEO: Cryptically. Of course.
CEO: That if I got him up to speed on what I knew.
CEO: He would return the favor in kind.

Cobalt: is it correct to assume that hasn't happened yet?

CEO: Correct.
CEO: He was mostly interested in this "UNDO" feature on the phones since a person he cared about was affected.
CEO: And that information is less than 24 hours old from the source.
CEO: I'll be talking to him after I inform the rest of my confidants.

Cobalt: who got Undone?

CEO: Phoenix from Bad End=Dead End and Crow from AlcheME!
CEO: It only becomes available after purchasing certain memories apparently.

Cobalt: is THAT what happened to phoenix?
Cobalt: one of his unitmates told me it seemed like he had the scourge
Cobalt: said he was taller, and his eyes were strange, and he was growling
Cobalt: but that he seems to be getting better? so that's weird
Cobalt: good! but weird
Cobalt: hopefully it's not actually scourge because then we'd ALL be in trouble

CEO: Is there a specific plague you're referring to with the Scourge?
CEO: Is so, I'm not familiar with it.

Cobalt: oh
Cobalt: yes
Cobalt: it's a terminal disease
Cobalt: it's characterized by discolored eyes/skin/hair, increased aggression, impaired mental faculties, tissue necrosis, and photophobia
Cobalt: it's incurable, so if phoenix really had it then we'd have to be having a conversation about palliative care real soon
Cobalt: but if he was growling and then... stopped doing that... then either scourge is curable in hell or, despite the similarities, this isn't scourge. idk
Cobalt: but if he suddenly drops dead WATCH OUT because that's when it becomes contagious

CEO: I'm guessing this is something your world specific.
CEO: Some awful zombie disease.

Cobalt: i don't know if it's specific to where i come from or not
Cobalt: just as long as it's not HERE
Cobalt: 👍👍👍
Cobalt: anyway, i don't know Crow at all
Cobalt: i wonder if they look the same as phoenix

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