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Tweak says, "You're a hotdog, but..."

Ryan "Espejo" Vasquez (espejo_lluvia) wrote in compass_comm,
@ 2023-05-08 07:01:00

Entry tags:

espejo, maryanne walker (oe), max black, reeve adler

[Text Message to Maryanne]

Hey, how's things? You've been kinda quiet and I was worried. So I figured I'd try sending a message.

[Text Message to Max]

How's my favourite customer / bad buddy doing? Been doing more baking or getting more baked?

[Text Message to Reeve]

I've been working on something for a couple of weeks now. I got this idea to make a skatepark so I gathered up a bunch of scrap metal from Wheel 5 and I've been using it to make skate ramps and stuff. It's taking some time but it's so gonna be worth it.

So, what's up? How have you been doing?

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	Text reeve_adler 2023-05-08 06:12 am UTC (link)
	~~Holy fuck, my mom would be so pissed to know you went onto Wheel 5!~~ Yeah, man! As we say: "let's goooooooo!" Haha. I'm totally down for a skate parm! Maybe we can get my uncle to help us? I'm sure he'd be more than happy! Not much. Doing okay, missing my Mack, but I got Henry here. What's up? How are you , my dude? ... That's a saying in these times, right? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Text espejo_lluvia 2023-05-08 07:20 am UTC (link)
	Wait, which uncle? I'm still learning all the families and stuff here. I dunno but "my dude" works for me! I'm okay, just kinda keeping myself busy. My birthdays coming up at the end of the month and I'm trying to figure out what to do for that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text reeve_adler 2023-05-09 12:36 am UTC (link)
	My uncle is Johnn Redel. Big guy, robot, glowing eyes that shift colors? Usually surrounded by robotic cats. He made the VR room, I'm totally sure he'd help us! Alright, my dude. Hmmm.. Maybe we could throw a small get together? Watch some movies/shows/music videos, and play some games on the big screen? Pizzas, booze, and cake are always good for birthdays! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text espejo_lluvia 2023-05-09 06:25 am UTC (link)
	Oh, that's cool! It would be awesome to get more help. That sounds amazing. Any ideas on who else should we invite? I'm still getting to know a lot of people here and there's a lot of people on this station! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text reeve_adler 2023-05-09 08:19 am UTC (link)
	Well, if we gave him designs, he could probably get it all done in less than a day. That, would be up to you! There are a lot of people here, it just depends on how many and who you are comfortable with! You better believe I will be there! I'm sure my dad will be fine with us using the theater for our adventures! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text espejo_lluvia 2023-05-09 11:45 am UTC (link)
	He can always come by and see what I've already done? I've found a good spot and I've been bending the metal into ramps and stuff. I could just put out an open invitation? See who wants to come along? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Text reeve_adler 2023-05-11 08:27 am UTC (link)
	Yeah! I'll ask him, I'm sure it won't be any trouble for him! Yes! That sounds like a great idea! Personally, I'm not that great at skateboarding, but I would love to learn from a master. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text espejo_lluvia 2023-05-13 01:07 pm UTC (link)
	That's awesome, thanks! Okay, I'll try and remember to put out the message soon. See if anyone's interested. Oh shit, we should find someone then! I'm not that good at skateboarding but I love doing it to relax and unwind. It kinda helps me just escape from things, you know? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text reeve_adler 2023-05-19 07:49 am UTC (link)
	Like I said, it shouldn't be a problem, knowing him, he's probably already looked at it! And yeah, please do, let's party it up! Oh! I was saying you're a master, man! But if we both suck, then we can suck together. Edit a new text a few minutes later: Uhm... That last one looks kinda bad, I get my awkward from my dad. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text espejo_lluvia 2023-05-19 09:47 pm UTC (link)
	I mean, a bit awkward but it's cool! I like you the way you are. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Text maryanne_walker 2023-05-08 08:59 am UTC (link)
	I'm pretty good, the kids are ready for school to be over, but they have a little while yet. How are you? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Text espejo_lluvia 2023-05-08 09:20 am UTC (link)
	Aww I bet they are. I'm glad you're doing good too. I'm okay. I keep finding stuff to do. Like, I'll start a project and then start something else before I'm finished the previous one. So I've got a lot of half finished things. Right now I'm working on building a skate park. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text maryanne_walker 2023-05-09 06:49 am UTC (link)
	They're pretty resilient. Well sometimes it takes a lot of projects to find out what you enjoy doing, and it's good to give your brain a rest if you're coming up with these project ideas all on your own. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text espejo_lluvia 2023-05-09 07:28 am UTC (link)
	I bet they are! You're an amazing Mom. Yeah, for sure. My ADHD kind of makes me hop from hobby to hobby and change projects a lot. So I have a mostly decorated apartment, some half finished art projects and I started building a skate park. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Text maryanne_walker 2023-05-10 06:28 am UTC (link)
	Thanks. Somedays I have my doubts, but that means a lot. Well does it bother you that you have so much unfinshed stuff? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text espejo_lluvia 2023-05-10 07:41 am UTC (link)
	It's okay to have doubts. We pick each other up when we need to, right? Sometimes? But not really. I haven't found any ADHD meds that work for me. Maybe it's the mutant genes or something. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Text maryanne_walker 2023-05-11 08:31 am UTC (link)
	Right. What's important to me is they aren't going through what we did, and they're happy. You might need to talk to Peter Parker, or one of the Miguels and see if they could help. It might mean a lot of testing till you find what works though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text espejo_lluvia 2023-05-13 01:09 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, exactly. I wouldn't want them to go through what we went through either. I dunno... Do you think it would be safe? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text maryanne_walker 2023-05-14 07:37 am UTC (link)
	I fight to extinguish it when that kind of prejudice crops up. Even if it means me being what they claim I am. Yeah, I think so. All three of them, and their significant others, know what they're doing. They only difference between them and us, is we were born this way. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text espejo_lluvia 2023-05-14 03:52 pm UTC (link)
	At least we don't have to deal with anything like that here. I'll try and reach out to them soon. If I remember. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text maryanne_walker 2023-05-15 09:11 am UTC (link)
	It has though... I threatened to kill a woman in front of a crowd if she outed my son at the community meeting. I need to poke at them too for maybe some form of birth control. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text espejo_lluvia 2023-05-17 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	What do you mean? Birth control? So, you found someone? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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maryanne_walker
2023-05-18 08:14 am UTC (link)

Out of all of my kids only three of them are mutants, and this woman was going to out my one child who's mutation is currently active. He doesn't do anything harmful, and most of the time it done on a subconscious level. I told her not to, that it wasn't her place that the people that needed to know, knew. And she was insisting on doing it anyway, so I told her basically fuck around and find out.

I did.

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	Text espejo_lluvia 2023-05-18 07:46 pm UTC (link)
	That's kinda messed up of them. Tell me more? I want to know more. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text maryanne_walker 2023-05-19 05:57 am UTC (link)
	I thought so too. The worst part of it was she was a mutant, like us, and also had children that were too. I don't often wish illwill on people but I hope karma caught up to her real fast. Well, What do you want to know? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text espejo_lluvia 2023-05-19 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	What don't I want to know! Where did you meet? Who is it? How long have you guys been seeing each other? How serious is it? You know, everything! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text maryanne_walker 2023-05-20 07:24 am UTC (link)
	We've met in a couple places, but the station is all he remembers. Um, it's Thor. We've kind of been seeing each other since New Years Eve. I'm not sure how serious it is, I'm just here for it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Text espejo_lluvia 2023-05-22 01:21 am UTC (link)
	That's awesome! I'm real happy for you! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Text maryanne_walker 2023-05-24 06:26 am UTC (link)
	Thanks. I don't want to jinx anything, but I like him a lot. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	maxine_george 2023-05-08 09:04 am UTC (link)
	Kind of half and half, I bake, then I get baked, then I eat a quarter of what I baked. It's a vicious cycle. See I have this dorky friend, he's the guy I get the weed from, he's trying to set me up with one of the Spiderdudes. And this Spiderdude seems like he might be the sort of guy that's monogamous, and I don't think I'm girlfriend material. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	espejo_lluvia 2023-05-08 09:22 am UTC (link)
	Sounds more like a delicious cycle. But you don't know if he's like that for sure? Do you like him? And what do you mean about not being girlfriend material? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maxine_george 2023-05-09 06:32 am UTC (link)
	Well, yes, it is, but I'm going to put on about a hundred pounds if I don't stop. No I don't, I don't really know him too well. Well he's kind of nerdy, and there's something attractive about nerdy. I'm just not someone you want to take home to your Mom. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	espejo_lluvia 2023-05-09 07:26 am UTC (link)
	It'd be worth it though, right? I'd take you home to meet my Mom. I mean I haven't seen my parents since I was little but I'd take you to meet Maryanne. She kinda helped raise me so she's like my Mom? So do you like this guy? Are you interested in him? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maxine_george 2023-05-10 06:16 am UTC (link)
	I don't know, because then I'd have to exercise and I don't like to do that. Aww but you don't want me as a girlfriend do you? Well, he's hot, and I would like to see him naked. But we haven't talked that much so I don't know if I'm interested in him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	espejo_lluvia 2023-05-10 07:47 am UTC (link)
	You should! It's good for you! I longboard mostly. And I love swimming when I get the chance to. I mean, I wouldn't say no! But I'm not getting in the way of potential love and smoochy times with Spiderdude! So, maybe talk to him and see what happens? Maybe you'll get to see him naked and and you'll end up liking him! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maxine_george 2023-05-11 08:35 am UTC (link)
	I guess I could stand swimming. I'm not coordinated enough to attempt longboarding. Now love might be taking it a bit far, I've never been quick to fall in love with somebody. What if he says something that makes me not want to see him naked? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	espejo_lluvia 2023-05-13 01:10 pm UTC (link)
	You should try it. It's really fun. Longboarding, I mean. Just wear some kneepads and elbow pads. Oh man, I'm the opposite. I kinda fall in love fast and hard. I get crushes pretty easily too. Then you don't have to see him naked and you dodged a bullet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maxine_george 2023-05-14 07:24 am UTC (link)
	I wouldn't get very far before falling on my ass, and they don't make ass pads. I learned at an early age that love often leaves you. I guess you could say it's stuck with me. I wouldn't call that dodging a bullet I'd say it was me not getting laid. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	espejo_lluvia 2023-05-14 03:54 pm UTC (link)
	I mean, true. I've fallen on my ass way too many times! So, are you more into short flings than long term relationships? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maxine_george 2023-05-15 09:19 am UTC (link)
	I also imagine you have to have some form of rhythm to be able to tame a longboard, and I have none. Sort of, more like 'don't be surprised when it ends' flings. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	espejo_lluvia 2023-05-17 10:42 pm UTC (link)
	Kind of. Sort of. Aww man, that sucks. People can be pretty cruel, huh? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maxine_george 2023-05-18 08:06 am UTC (link)
	Okay, if i tried it would you be there? Most the time, yeah. But sometimes people surprise you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	espejo_lluvia 2023-05-18 07:46 pm UTC (link)
	Sure! I'd like that. You can borrow one of my boards if you want? Yeah, that's true. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maxine_george 2023-05-19 05:59 am UTC (link)
	Alright, but you can't get mad when I get mad and kick it. And probably promptly fall on my ass. I'm leaving room for Peter to be able to surprise me. Which is dangerous, but I know an awesome bartender that can help me drown my sorrows if things go the other way. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	espejo_lluvia 2023-05-19 09:50 pm UTC (link)
	Am I allowed to laugh? I think that sounds like a pretty good thing. And I'll be there if you need a pick me up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maxine_george 2023-05-20 07:19 am UTC (link)
	You are allowed to laugh. Is it weird that I'm talking to you about another guy? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	espejo_lluvia 2023-05-22 01:22 am UTC (link)
	Oh, phew! I dunno. I don't think so. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	maxine_george 2023-05-24 06:15 am UTC (link)
	I full on give you permission to laugh at me at any opportunity that you have. Well I meant... does it feel weird to you? (Reply to this) (Parent)