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eddie kaspbrak. ([personal profile] klussy) wrote in [community profile] deernet2021-09-07 12:27 am

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Surprise, bitch. I lived.

(Have Eddie, flipping the camera off with his right hand aka his prosthetic.

Eddie looks different than the last time most people had seen him. For starters, he has a green undertone to his skin. For another, his tongue is completely black. Behind him is an empty room with gray floorboards and peeling green walls. It at least looks clean. There's a Gucci suitcase on its side, opened up, with clothes spilling over and across the floor. Another Gucci suitcase sits next to it, but it has been partially charred.

A dog is passed out and snoring rather loudly in the opened suitcase.

Despite his on-point meme drop, Eddie's delivery is completely and suspiciously blank. His gray eyes are flat, and his expression remains completely empty.)


Richie's here too. (As if on-demand, a massive fireball blast out from the doorway of a nearby room followed by some crashing and yelling. Eddie doesn't even bother to glance over his shoulder.)

We're settling in okay. We're in Lumenwood. I've got some of my supplies from Deerington but I've got a shitton of stuff I need to restock.

(Which was going to be such a drag.)

But for those on a need-to-know basis, I've already made some important notes on this place. Not that any of you give a shit, but if you do...I guess we were given journals for a reason. I suck at journaling though. Here's a uh --- transcipt? Is that what it's called? Whatever, I typed it up.

(He shrugs. The screen goes blank only to be followed up by some text that Eddie clearly wrote up ahead of time:)



IMPORTANT TRENCH NOTES SHIT STUFF?
i dont know i dont normally do the note takin thing so feel grateful

1.)
our blood's fucking weird now but also no shit it's weird now is anyone surprised

give me your blood so i can figure it out. i studied hematology a LOT

last time i checked out my blood under a scope it was totally different than what it is now on a cellular level.

i actually tried to expose my blood to some bacteria and germs that would usually cause an infection and it was really weird? what look like my new white cells just immediately seemed to swallow up the bacteria and it was like it never existed at all

thats not to say you should run around and stab yourself with a rusty fork anytime soon

but it'd be cool if i could get more samples to see if this is just a Me thing or an Us thing




2.)
i spit on richie and we figured out that my spit can cause a numbing feeling. if you ever need to spit on you, let me know
it's probably gonna be useful if anyone gets injured
normally i would say don't let someone spit in your open wounds
but my spit is totally sanitary
i swear



(shut the hell up)





3.)
only 1/3rd of my closet made it here and no im not ready to talk about it. this place doesn't even have goddamn chanel



4.)
taylor swift still exists so we're gonna be okay
chickenchoicejudy: Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy - Queen (I can dim the lights)

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[personal profile] chickenchoicejudy 2021-09-21 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
body farm just sounds like a super creepy thing to call a cemetery. or like. a serial killer's house.
please don't go to a serial killer's pad for science.


[It's probably not that, but he's seen weirder things!]

?????
what's queerbaiting
seriously I have no clue what you're talking about


[This is a new experience for him! Learning about future music was one thing, but he's not at all used to having to ask what queer slang is - usually he's the one filling other people in.]

it takes a lot of practice figuring out where to look for it
lucked out with learning about David Bowie super early though, even if he sold out for more closet space if you know what I mean
it's always funny when people think something isn't queer when it totally is though
like. dude has anyone told you about disco?????
holy shit you would be SO into disco. people tried to kill disco but disco will never actually die as long as there are queer people who want to dance.


[It's a good test to see if someone's music opinion is worth anything - ask them what they think about disco. It's also usually a good way to find the homophobe in the room, according to Ryan.]

well no
but that's more of a not having dudes to to make out with in the streets problem really
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[personal profile] chickenchoicejudy 2021-09-21 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
huh!
I've never thought about it like that? that REALLY sucks.


[It takes him a moment to form the thought he's having about this concept. ]

but I don't think I've seen it happen before? not that I don't believe you but like...........
it's not really easy to be a queer musician. where I came from I'm still...not in the closet exactly but like, you have to be careful or places might not even book you. subtlety and secret codes are like eeeeeverything. and like it sucks you've known me like two weeks do you know how BAD I am at subtlety????
really bad!!!!!

there are queer musicians I love but I just can't picture any of them doing it for attention?? usually the thing that happens is like
they wind up having to decide between their popularity and being themselves
like usually the gay part is the thing that gets covered up. it's never in their singles. if you know it's cause you read it in a magazine no one else reads or somebody told you
that's what makes the ones that do shout it from the rooftops fucking amazing


[UghhHHHH Bowie. He has so many feelings about Bowie.]

okay look. it's only a sin if you're into 70s shit.
if you mean his 80s stuff it is the right call because he sure told Rolling Stone that the BIGGEST mistake he EVER made was telling another magazine he was bisexual, and that he was "just experimenting", and then put out the most mediocre album EVER.
seriously Let's Dance is TERRIBLE, he doesn't even sound like himself anymore he sounds like everyone else and it sucks.

but he really was good in the 70s. performative in a good way.
The Rise And Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars has been my favorite album since I was like 6.
he was my Taylor Swift and he turned on me for """""mainstream fame""""" and I'm never going to be over it for the rest of my life.

Freddie Mercury is cooler though for sure.


[Anyway! Moving on!]

ABBA is the best!!!!!
hahaha I stole my sister's ABBA album and never gave it back
there's sooooooo much good disco and so many good queer anthems
like I Will Survive and I'm Coming Out, and just. literally everything the Village People ever did????


[It's such mood whiplash from the Bowie talk but disco is good and important and he has a lot of feelings about it!]

maaaaaybe
is he good-looking? ;)
hypothetical me isn't desperate you know.
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[personal profile] chickenchoicejudy 2021-09-21 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
...Elton John isn't bi????

:(
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[personal profile] chickenchoicejudy 2021-09-21 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
haha a lot of what we have in my time was flamboyant because it was like the only scrap of anything we could get.
honestly the future sounds rad if we actually get to be pickier about that kind of thing though.
even with all the dumb parts where people faked it. I bet it opened doors for a lot of queer bands!!


["Like Chicken Choice Judy" is not said but is heavily implied.]

dude I can fix that for you
none of them are gonna be as obvious about it as lil nas x is but I still know PLENTY
plus you sent me that amazing list of future stuff so I can totally fill in the gaps! I'll totally pick stuff you'll like too, promise!!!


[He's already plotting this list. It's an inevitability now.]

haha!
is he shyer about it or something? no shame in that.
(if he's not though you should totally make out with him in the street and see what happens)
;)


[None of this answers the actual question though, not really. Oh well!]
chickenchoicejudy: Scrawny - The Wallows (Am I so thin that you can see through?)

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[personal profile] chickenchoicejudy 2021-09-22 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
uh, noooo?
bi dudes get so much shit and no one even remembers anyway cause you always get the same bs of like, a bi guy is actually gay but trying to hide it or a bi girl is straight but looking for attention
and it sucks whenever that turns out to be true because ughhh you don't want them proving people right
at least if you tell someone you're gay people actually BELIEVE you
like haha ask any of my ex-girlfriends about it I'm sure they'd LOVE the chance to go on a long rant about dating bi guys! fun time for everyone right there!


[Wow, this did get depressing. It's probably more than he should have admitted but, well. He knows who he is. He just moves on though, as though he's totally over it.]

well yeah the scene is super underground but that doesn't mean it isn't there
they walked so lil nas x could run
and honestly a bunch of them wanted to stay underground anyway because the actual punk scene is uhhh nooooot always great

anyway this is why I know that not only do gay bands exist but there is even one literally so dick in mouth that they are CALLED the Dicks. they're great they reeeeeeeally hate the police! I can't believe the omnis HAVE any of their stuff wow I love the future

i'll send you a ton of stuff you are going to get an education in gay music of my time. some of them will even be musicians other people know!!!


[Oh. ...Oh, that last part hurts his heart a little, but Ryan completely understands.]

oh ok
but like. you said he's from my time, right? sooo
if it helps I don't think it's about you or even about dudes in general?
even I'd probably only hold a guy's hand if I was like TOTALLY sure we were in a safe place cause you never know who's going to see you minding your own business and make their discomfort your problem. with their fists. he might just be looking out for you.
I mean you're from the 50s so you know. there's just...still a lot of it in the 80s.

anyway give him time and he might come around once he realizes how chill this place is. like it IS really safe here so far.
and maybe talk to him about it?
couldn't hurt, right?
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[personal profile] chickenchoicejudy 2021-09-22 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Ryan lets it sit for a moment. Probably long enough for Eddie to wonder if he pissed him off or something, but really he's kind of glad this is happening over text - he's pretty sure he would put his foot in his mouth if he had to answer immediately.

He could argue more about how "no, bi people still have it pretty bad" and he has a least a half dozen more points he could make but that seems kind of futile. They both know where they're coming from. Neither of them are wrong, and he doesn't really want to fight about it.
]

yknow
I think people just don't like seeing someone comfortable in their sexuality if its not what they think its supposed to be
and then they harass you about it as though they know what you like better than you do.
it's none of their business and it's not up to them!!!
you know yourself and I know myself
soooo screw everyone else right?


[There's already so much dumb infighting in their community as it is.]

yeah. I know you know about aids but did anyone tell you about the blood donation thing??
I feel like they would've since you're mr. "do you have a syringe I can draw my own blood with" but just in case like. if you've ever had sex with a guy whether you're gay, bi, whatever, you can't donate blood anymore like period. ever. even if you're NOT HIV-positive. it's soooooo stupid!!!

huh. I've never really pictured myself getting married
but
I wonder if you can here???
its not exactly a welcome pamphlet sorta thing - "come visit trench you can marry your gay lover here!!!"
like the whole culture of this place is different and they don't even separate out the clothes into men's and women's so
maybe?????


[Sorry, he got distracted - the thought is kind of blowing his mind. He holds off on his brand new Green Day opinions for now though because the rest seems just a little more important though.]

no its cool
I don't really know either of you
you're not stupid
and sorry you've been through those things.


[He pointedly does not chime in with his own experiences there.]

he shouldn't be joking about that if you've told him it bothers you though
that's what I mean by talking about it
bare minimum there's a middle ground where there's no pda OR straight dude jokes
chickenchoicejudy: Art is Dead - Bo Burnham (The show has got a budget)

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[personal profile] chickenchoicejudy 2021-09-22 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
well
okay maybe not screw everyone else
kinda defeats the point right?
;)


[Come on, laugh with him! They can totally laugh this off, right?]

yeah. ...they really do.
some of that was getting a little better and then it backslid again.
the 70s were pretty good though. we got Rocky Horror out of it??


[Granted that isn't a great example since people do die it in, but the cultural phenomenon of it all probably gives it a few extra points.]

I just haven't really thought about it. like I can't marry guys and even with girls like. I'd be on the road all the time??? not exactly husband material there.
really I'm just married to my band haha

dude, no, you're good
sometimes you just gotta complain!
there is literally no one in any relationship that doesn't complain about their partner sometimes
it's okay for that stuff to bother you!


[It would be weirder if they got along all the time. Ryan and Min-Gi certainly don't.]

haha oops?
if I meet him I won't tell
or I'll remember to act surprised if he happens to tell me.
chickenchoicejudy: Scrawny - The Wallows (They'll be looking at us)

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[personal profile] chickenchoicejudy 2021-09-22 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeeeees. He'll take that at face value and assume he laughed out loud too. If only there was a word for that...oh well!]

that's wild. does that happen to people a lot???

[He has no idea what he would do if Min-Gi turned up but he was from like 30 years in the future but still the same age as him. Probably panic a little in the same way actually?]

but no I think I get it kinda
sort of
but 80s you is still you so like you've probably got the same taste right? if you learn about it then there's no competition because now you're Eddie with the cool 80s stuff AND the cool future music AND the cool 50s stuff
because there is definitely cool 50s stuff
Chuck Berry!! Little Richard!!! Man Buddy Holly was great too.
anyway you'll basically be a triple threat is what I'm saying

I will totally give you a crash course on what you need to know about the 70s and 80s. it'll be great I know all about what's cool and what's queer and what to avoid.
and like I haven't known you that long yet but I'm preeeetty confident I can pick out stuff you'll love easy
totally on it!!!

haha dude if he had THAT many complaints he wouldn't be dating you! you're fine
and you're not insufferable!
at least, I'm not suffering?
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[personal profile] chickenchoicejudy 2021-09-23 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
are wormholes the other half?
cause I know an unexpected amount about those and they're kind of multiverse adjacent.


[He's only half joking about that, really.]

uhhh okay so that's
that's not EXACTLY what I said but

y'know what
never mind
whatever makes you feel better!!! he's with you now and not weird 80's you and you're definitely an upgrade :)

Buddy Holly is so good-looking. my sister's Buddy Holly records also went missing under mysterious circumstances
wow so weird she kept losing her stuff!! Maybe she should have kept a better eye on it!!!
if anyone's tried to get you into the beatles don't do it. you're just going to be pissed off about how much they took from Chuck Berry. no respect for the father of rock and roll!!! >:(


[HE COULD GO ON ABOUT IT FOR DAYS.]

sounds like a plan, man! 👍

that's how me and min-gi are
best friends since the day we were born - literally! we have the same birthday! our parents met in the hospital and everything!

is that supposed to scare me off???
because there's literally no way you're more insufferable than me.
it's a competition and I'm winning now sorry dude ;)
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[personal profile] chickenchoicejudy 2021-09-23 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
it does sound a little fake, but so do a lot of things
turning into squid, weird blood, and that's not even getting into stuff from where I came from.

definitely trippy as hell though. and apparently includes god murder?? guess that might as well be a thing!


[Really, he has about ten million follow-up questions but it's hard to make himself ask them when so many weird things are happening that it's all just a drop in the bucket. A brick in the wall, if you will.]

Min apparently looks a lot like Mako, if you know him. it's been exactly as awkward as it sounds!
I tried a Buddy Holly look for some of my solo shows and I DEFINITELY didn't pull it off as well as he did.
you're totally not wrong there is a LOT of mediocre stuff out there. the beatles are just the most mediocre. people act like they're god's gift to rock and it's like have you not been paying attention at ALL????
white people, man. ugh.


[Unsurprisingly, he has a LOT of feelings about this too.]

it's only been an hour. you haven't had a chance to see my full insufferable potential yet
I've got a miles-long list of character witnesses who would totally vouch for me being the worst.
the gold in the insufferability olympics is mine!!
actually know what what, scratch that. it's a crown. crowns are cooler than medals.
the insufferable crown is mine!!!!!

;) ;) ;)