[Netbook] Baby's (grown man) first Netbook

[ninelines]

Hi there! I'm Lodi – I'm a relatively new face around here and I've only met a handful of you, but I know tensions are... high, at the moment, for obvious reasons. So I thought even a smidgen of a distraction might be good for some folks! I'd like to get to know everyone regardless, so if you'd humor me:

• What's one phrase that's common where you're from, but might confuse someone who isn't? Bonus points if you explain the meaning.
  
• I'd like to know about your star systems! Do you have a favorite star or constellation? Does it mean something special to you?
  
• Can you dance? Would you like to learn? Would you be open to someone in the Grove (not naming names!) teaching you?
  
• What language or languages do you speak?

Or, frankly, you can just talk at me about whatever. I'm open to conversation. Thanks!

[The handwriting is, like, exceptionally, painstakingly neat. Whomever was writing this wanted to make it easy for anyone to read.]

Comments

i'm sorry

[eidxiety]

[And here is where the notebook redacts a word he learned from Wolfwood:]

I'm not asking because I'm flirting! I'm asking because I want to know if he's a blake jennings video or not like everyone else here!!!!

[unheiring]

AIN.

[ninelines]

[It will take approximately forty-five seconds for any type of response to come through from Lodi and there will be so many randomized splotches of ink on the page that it will be incredibly obvious that his first reaction was to be so taken aback that he nearly dragged a line across the whole page.]

I???????????????? [Wow, that's a lot of question marks.] Beg your pardon???????????????? Jesus Christ

[eidxiety]

Okay let me try again

Do you like boys

[ninelines]

Is this

Pertinent? Important information?

[eidxiety]

No! I'm just curious :O You don't have to even be anything :O I just like knowing things ^^

A lot of people here are uhm... There's an acronym but I forgot it. But it basically means you're under an umbrella of not being straight! And it comes with a bunch of colourful flags and you pick one or two that matches how you feel inside. I didn't know what it was a year ago but Mr. Bartender threw a gay party and we all got flags!

Mine is the rainbow one because I'm gay :O Which is why I drew a rainbow when I was trying to ask you your preference earlier. But again you don't have to be anything! I think there's a flag for that one too. ^^

[ninelines]

[God fucking help him. Or smite him. Whichever is easiest. It takes him even longer to reply this time around.]

I see. Uh. I'm really sorry, but I don't think I'm really comfortable talking about that. More than happy to, facilitate that discussion between you guys but, um. Not something I want to chat about here.

[eidxiety]

Nikolaus says it all the time :/ Why is it a problem when I do it?? You can't take my slurs away

[unheiring]

Because you do not know if the other person will be unnerved by the word. It is perfectly fine if you enjoy it, but I imagine the average newcomer does not know about your preference to cock.

... And remind me to have a word with the priest later, as well.

[eidxiety]

Ohhh :O Ohhhhhhh like how Mr. Kittycat explained it to me! Right! Okay!

I'm sorry Mr. Nerd :( Thank you for playing twenty questions with us and I'm sorry for asking if you were a bad word for gay :O

[unheiring]

That's better. Good boy.