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raine riley ([personal profile] rainbowfish) wrote in [community profile] enodia_gpsl2024-02-03 08:35 pm

DM to Enoch Waldinger, 1/30 @ 9:00AM

How suspicious of me are you right now on a scale of one to ten?
imaginist: (⚛️ 30)

Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-04 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
It was a seven before you asked this question.
imaginist: (⚛️ 03)

Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-04 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
Sometimes it's [...] lower. But I am aware of the date, and you've been radiating a dodgy energy lately.
imaginist: (⚛️ 101)

Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-04 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
I assumed you knew I would hate it and act accordingly, but now you have exactly ten minutes to convince me to not find you in person and start an interrogation.
imaginist: (⚛️ 109)

Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-04 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
[...] Oh, you are not serious.
imaginist: (⚛️ 04)

Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-04 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
She never does anything without reason. She must think you can convince me to attend a surprise party, even though she knows perfectly well that I don't want a party.
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Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-04 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
That was you begging?
imaginist: (⚛️ 169)

Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-04 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly how involved are you in the planning of this party?
imaginist: (⚛️ 42)

Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-04 07:49 am (UTC)(link)
So you don't know if this is all an elaborate prank to embarrass me.
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Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-04 08:17 am (UTC)(link)
Birthday parties are ego demonstrations for the benefit of other people. I don't see the point in celebrating an increment of age; it's not as though I've done anything to achieve it. [...] Also, there are a maximum of four people at this Station who don't find me to be an intolerably arrogant prick.
imaginist: (⚛️ 136)

Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-05 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe I want to argue

Because I'm likely the only person in existence who's read every one of his meandering, half-baked papers from beginning to end, and I assure you, it is not because I'm his friend. [...] Do you think I'm being unnecessarily obstinate?
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Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-08 05:46 am (UTC)(link)
All of her plans are evil. And obviously I don't want a big party. I don't care if people like I've never had a good The last time I even celebrated [...] Never mind. It's not worth explaining.

Would you like me to go to the rec room at 7 pm?
imaginist: (⚛️ 67)

Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-08 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
[...] You can get the explanation or you can get a promise I'll go. You choose.
imaginist: (⚛️ 122)

Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-08 07:59 am (UTC)(link)
Because it's not worth dredging up ancient history because of a silly surprise party. I can suffer through a few hours if it'll please you and Crysta.

[...] Fine. The last time anyone bothered to get me to celebrate my birthday was two years ago. My brother. Like I said, it doesn't matter.
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Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-08 09:14 am (UTC)(link)
Nothing. [...] We went to the bar and played pool, powers allowed. I told Gavin that if anybody sang, wished me happy birthday or brought out a cake, I'd leave. [...] There was a cake, but I never saw it. And I suspect he let me win our last game, but I can't conclusively prove it.
imaginist: (⚛️ 19)

Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-08 09:56 am (UTC)(link)
The real gift is validating my baseline levels of paranoia.

Grateful you didn't have to worry about getting me anything?
imaginist: (⚛️ 164)

Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-02-09 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe. I suppose it's irrational to be angry that I refused to allow my dead brother to celebrate my birthday, and then do the same to my living sister.

Name one of the emotions, then.
imaginist: (⚛️ 30)

Raine/Enoch

[personal profile] imaginist 2024-04-25 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
Interesting. You think you can get me to forgive you by playing at treachery.

[...] I didn't expect anything. You must know that.