Armed with his drink, Sirius looked down the list of names. Bringing up pesterchum, he double clicked on the only one not rapidly flickering in and out of view.
[09:11] -- starboundLogicbomb [SL] began pestering psuedoSkeptic [PS] at 21:11 -- [09:11] PS: Yes?
[09:11] SL: Right, I've got a bottle of wine, a breach in the laws of reality and no fucks to give.
[09:11] PS: Well then.
[09:12] SL: I have questions and you are on the list of people who may or may not give me a virus and or answers
[09:12] SL: First off, do you know anyone who goes by the title fuck i forgot the title
[09:12] SL: technologicalMastermind
[09:12] PS: Hm...
[09:12] PS: Let me see.
[09:13] PS: Nope.
[09:13] SL: Okay
[09:13] SL: Second question
[09:13] SL: Do you know anything about something called SUBURB
[09:13] PS: Yes, in fact.
[09:14] SL: Guess he was telling the truth, in part at least
[09:14] PS: It's a game in beta that I am playing at this very moment.
[09:14] SL: Do you know if any developments in matter teleportation have been made then because this shit just appeared on my table out of nowhere
[09:14] SL: so it is a game?
[09:14] PS: Yep.
[09:14] PS: Also, what the fuck?
[09:15] SL: Who the hell uses teleportation for a ga- I don't care all of a sudden
[09:15] PS: Okay, what's this about teleportation?
[09:16] SL: The guy I asked you about told me that I won a free pass to a beta test, made a comment about how he could see into my house and then poof there's envelopes on the table
[09:16] SL: then he sent me a list of names
[09:16] SL: Of which you were one
[09:16] PS: Well, that's almost certainly not true.
[09:17] PS: Mostly because that shit isn't remotely possible.
[09:17] SL: That's what I thought but when slapping myself in the face doesn't work
[09:17] SL: you either find out its true or you're in a coma
[09:18] SL: I'm leaning toward 'I fell off my balcony and am now bleeding to death in some sort of haze' at the moment
[09:18] SL: We're getting away from the point here
[09:18] PS: Okay.
[09:18] PS: And what's this about a list of people?
[09:18] SL: Fact is, however I got them, I have these two envelopes with SUBURB on them
[09:19] SL: We've got logicalReasonality testingBeta you darkeningDork and prettyPugilist
[09:19] PS: That's...
[09:19] SL: plus comments about whatever the hell
[09:19] PS: Strange.
[09:19] PS: I know all of those people.
[09:19] SL: They weren't online
[09:19] SL: hmm
[09:20] SL: Do any of them know about that guy?
[09:20] PS: Not that I know of.
[09:20] SL: strange
[09:20] SL: How did you come across this 'game'?
[09:20] PS: I'm a little concerned about the fact that some guy I don't know has me on a list.
[09:21] PS: Also, I signed up for beta testing.
[09:21] SL: I;m more concerned that some madman has teleportation technology and is using it on viral marketing
[09:21] SL: and stalking
[09:22] SL: Either way, what even is this game, do you know? This is the first I've heard of it
[09:22] PS: From what I've seen so far, it's a multiplayer version of The Sims with an indecipherable GUI.
[09:22] SL: Doesn't seem too ominous
[09:22] SL: did you run a virus scan
[09:23] PS: Well, seeing as I signed up for it and it came in the mail, no.
[09:23] SL: okay okay
[09:24] SL: Not entirely sure what to do now
[09:24] SL: theres five of you?
[09:24] PS: Five of who?
[09:24] SL: there were five names
[09:24] PS: You talk like we're part of some organization or something.
[09:25] SL: orginization of people who have this game
[09:25] SL: and might be planning on playing together
[09:25] SL: You were all on the list and you know all of them so I assumed
[09:26] PS: Yeah, we're friends.
[09:26] SL: Hmm
[09:26] SL: Do you need a sixth?
[09:26] PS: Well, it wouldn't hurt, I suppose.
[09:27] SL: I need to figure out who this guy is, you see.
[09:27] PS: Just tell me one thing.
[09:27] SL: One thing.
[09:27] PS: Did it say anything about us, or was it just a list?
[09:27] PS: You can understand why I'm a bit concerned.
[09:28] SL: Nothing that either one of us can probably understand
[09:28] SL: recommendations on who to 'connect' to mainly
[09:28] SL: which I assume is some sort of game server thing
[09:29] PS: Hm...
[09:29] PS: I suppose he's just giving you someone to connect to, in case you don't have any friends.
[09:30] SL: That does not explain the teleportation and stalking
[09:30] SL: also Hey!
[09:30] PS: One of those things is a blatant lie, and the other I'm legitamately concerned about.
[09:30] SL: He told me my house looked nice.
[09:31] SL: I live on top of a plateau
[09:31] PS: Excuse me?
[09:31] SL: I live on top of a plateau
[09:31] PS: That sounds like a hell of a commute.
[09:31] SL: There's an elevator
[09:31] SL: and it's not too far away from the array station
[09:32] SL: What?
[09:32] SL: Its nice up here.
[09:32] SL: Do you even know how many stars I can see at night?
[09:32] SL: All of them.
[09:34] SL: Either way I definately should have seen him if he was up here
[09:34] SL: or she
[09:34] SL: I guess he could have used the mesa over that way but thats a ways off
[09:35] SL: *Cough*
[09:36] PS: Well, it's not impossible that he saw you through your webcam.
[09:36] SL: That implies a webcam
[09:36] SL: Ugh, I'm just going in circles
[09:37] SL: Look, this connecting thing needs another person I assume?
[09:37] PS: Yep.
[09:37] SL: Can I connect to you?
[09:37] PS: But you'll have to install both discs.
[09:37] PS: Also, no.
[09:37] PS: I'm already connected to someone else.
[09:37] SL: ah
[09:37] SL: Can you connect to me then?
[09:38] SL: or am I getting the terminology mixed up
[09:38] PS: I think so.
[09:38] SL: It would be appreciated.
[09:39] SL: Man, I went through half the damn bottle
[09:39] PS: I'm no expert on these things, but when you're the one connecting to someone else, you're the client and the other guy is the server.
[09:39] SL: oh so it's a loop structure then?
[09:39] PS: As far as I can tell.
[09:39] SL: odd way to design it but who am I to argue with crazy people
[09:40] SL: I'll see about the discs. ANyone in particular I should, uh... be the server to?
[09:40] PS: Eh, I don't know.
[09:40] PS: Ask them.
[09:40] SL: Will do
[09:40] SL: Thanks for your time
[09:40] PS: No problem.
[09:41] PS: Not like I have much else to do anyways.
[09:41] SL: You will soon, apparently
[09:41] SL: I'll just see myself out
[09:41] SL: goodbye
[09:41] PS: Yeah.
[09:41] PS: Bye.
[09:41] -- starboundLogicbomb [SL] ceased pestering psuedoSkeptic [PS] at 21:41 --
He sat back in his chair and tapped his hand on the table. With a determination, he opened the envelope and inserted one of the discs.