text, un: nevercrywolf

[starmark]

i've been trying to figure out what people even use this "internet" thing for and it seems like most people just write whatever they want on it, right? that's what it seems like. i saw a bunch of questions and some ads and some introductions.

there's an observatory here apparently. they let you go there and look at the stars at night if you want to. i guess the stars would be different here than they would on earth or wherever else. they have different constellations too which i guess makes sense. different star patterns and different cultural basis for deciding what shapes they look like to begin with.

every place is different. they all do things differently. around here you're supposed to hold hands or hug or fuck and maybe here that's no different than taking your shoes off when you go in the house or saying itadakimasu before you eat. i guess you're supposed to just get used to that. living here means that's just what you're stuck with.

i ran out of cigarettes.

so is that what people do when they decide they need money? just go on here and write "hey i'm out of cash anybody want to moonlace"? like it's a fucking bathroom wall or something.

yeah, i know, or get a job. last i checked you can't get a job in the middle of the night on no notice.

cigarettes. candles. incense. maybe someone who knows how to do calligraphy or draw. guess that's a shopping list that'll have to wait until morning.


[OOC: Please assume that this was posted at some utterly stupid hour in the middle of the night!]

Comments

text | un: kishibe, please assume this reply is at an equally stupid hour

[penpoint]

Yes, that's exactly what they do. Or they will ask you in the middle of a shopping mall.

Though I have to say, I am curious. Why would you need someone who can draw or do calligraphy as a part of your shopping list?

[starmark]

...so does it work
do people go along with it or do you just end up looking like a deviant and an idiot

because i want something drawn
figured that was kind of obvious

Audio | UN: oceangem also stupid hour reply.

[riptidequeen]

It might help if you specify what kind of moonlacing you're looking to do. Since it can cover anything from hand holding to well... Sex.

text forever because he's just like that

[starmark]

i don't want to do any

but it seems like i don't really have a choice
not if i want to be able to take care of myself and the stuff i need to do

text; un: weiwuxian

[resurging]

[ wei wuxian is going to be very honest: he only read like half of the whole post. ]

i'll moonlace with you! in exchange, though, would you let me ask you a few questions? nothing that touches personal topics! i'm trying to figure something out.

[starmark]

you don't even know who i am

and what kind of questions

un: silverbullet;

[antipatheia]

I think the first thing you should ask yourself is how badly do you want the cigarettes
holding someone’s hand certainly doesn’t net you as much as more rigorous activities
it’s enough to get by if you don’t require much in life

so how badly do you need them
?
the cigarettes, I mean

[ boredom is a hell of a thing ]

[starmark]

apparently i want them bad enough to write on the "internet" about them

it's not like it's an addiction or anything though
i just want them

[desadist]

you can go out and fuck and get money that way.
or do a cam show.

or strip.

i'd pay.

[starmark]

what the fuck

text | un: fantasma

[teaserving]

you wouldn't be the first to shout into the void of the masses looking for an answer

anyway yeah that's what i used to use it for awhile
basically just saying "i want or need to moonlace come volunteer yourself"
don't need it so much anymore

if you've got misgivings make a few friends and see if you can rely on them for a bit
it helps
trust me on that

[starmark]

i don't really want to is the thing
but apparently i have to

how did you find a way around it

i mean so that you don't have to do that anymore

text | un: sOfTaNdWet

[nipzips]

uhhh. can't sleep?

[starmark]

ran out of cigarettes

text | un: mickeymouse

[getstoned]

i see this is hereditary

do you need to borrow my birdbox or like get you one...?

also, you could actually ask to hold hands or hug any time you'd like. we're family so it's like not too weird to do that together.

meanwhile i could get you cigarettes, but that's a bad habit jsyk

[starmark]

why are you awake
it's late you should be asleep

...

did i ever show you this trick i can do with five cigarettes

text | j.valentine

[torsion]

Pretty much, yeah.
Do you fight?
I think you have to do it like you're sparring, without intent to hurt for it to work.
I'll spar with you, if you do. :)

[starmark]

i put people in the hospital when i fight
but i guess i could probably figure out how to hold back

you're pretty confident, huh

text; un: alucard

[reposing]

Still struggling to sleep?
There are ways to work with that, you know.

[starmark]

i went up on the roof
kind of cold but it's better with no ceiling overhead

i lost track of time smoking and then i guess i ran my pack out

so i just did this instead

Text | un: rashoumon ( also a reply from the wee hours of the night)

[killercoat]

You seek someone who does calligraphy?

[starmark]

yeah

i just need some names written down
but in a way that looks good

like for display

un: CFHS

[nonehorse]

I literally sell candles and incense at my shop here, you know. I'm sure I could spare you some, and help with moonlacing? What are friends for if I can't help you get rich and serve as an impromptu lighter?

[starmark]

i didn't want to ask

i figured it'd just be a hassle on you
and then you'd ask what i wanted them for

and then that would be a hassle too

text; un: aphrodite

[wingstosee]

i mean.
that's sort of how i used to do it...?
it wasn't really the same though.
i mean, it didn't get you money, but they definitely kidnapped if you didn't, so. i guess it's more similar than i thought.

anyway if you're still looking i'm down?
i'd just offer you cigarettes but i've only tried smoking once and i nearly died, so.

[starmark]

what do you mean you got kidnapped if you didn't

what the hell

text; un:ciao

[ciao]

ciao!
i would like to think that doing those things you're talking about isn't as common as taking off your shoes
it kind of makes it seem a little cheap if it were, doesn't it?

while i don't think you want help with that
what i can do is offer you a proposition to at least earn demichroma for the other little things you're interested in
like cigarettes, candles and incense

i'm opening up a bath house and i'm always looking for employees who want to work in a warm environment with great benefits

[starmark]

you're offering me a job?

i'm just a guy you've never met writing on this "internet"
why would you offer me a job

text; anonymous

[bratworth]

I have cigarettes if you still want them.

( It's anonymous because he doesn't want people to know that he smokes!! )

[starmark]

what do i have to do for them

what's your price

text, un: piercedyourheart92, at dumb o'clock in the morning

[piercedyourheart]

mond mart's open all the time so if you ever run out of the little stuff you can go there
cant say they have people on hand who can do calligraphy or draw
but at least theyve got a whole row of incense in the store closest to caihong

[starmark]

oh i didn't know there was a place like that
bet they get a lot of business from the midnight crowd

where's caihong
is that level uh
three

( TEXT. ) un: SUGARSAMURAI69

[naturallywavy]

cigarettes will kill you, you know

_{[ Says the man with the username "sugarsamurai" and is currently stuffing his face with starwberry short cake... at an equally awful time of night. ]}

[starmark]

a lot of things have tried
none of them have gotten me yet