Where Inkling tries to be current and only succeeds in confusing everyone.
Online: FoundedOctonauts, TheKwaz, PrettyPinkPhotographer, HopToIt, ScottishScientist, MedicMayhem
FoundedOctonauts: Greetings everybody.
TheKwaz: yo
FoundedOctonauts: ... Yo?
TheKwaz: yeah ... yo!
FoundedOctonauts: What is the meaning of this 'Yo'?
PrettyPinkPhotographer: uh, it doesn't matter professor
TheKwaz: yeah it doesn't matter prof
FoundedOctonauts: Okay.
ScottishScientist: oh, give me a sec
ScottishScientist: test tubes bubbling over...
(ScottishScientist has logged out)
FoundedOctonauts: There goes the only marginally sane one.
MedicMayhem: oh thanks prof
FoundedOctonauts: You're welcome.
TheKwaz: er, prof, I think peso was being sarcastic
FoundedOctonauts: Oh. Okay.
PrettyPinkPhotographer: do you actually know what sarcasm is professor?
FoundedOctonauts: I am aware of the concept.
TheKwaz: right
TheKwaz: it's where you say something but don't actually mean it
FoundedOctonauts: Like lying?
TheKwaz: lying is such a harsh word...
TheKwaz: I call it - bending the truth a little
HopToIt: kwazii, the world champion at bending the truth
TheKwaz: RUDE
FoundedOctonauts: So this sarcasm, what is its purpose?
MedicMayhem: it's for people like kwazii who get bored of saying things the normal way
TheKwaz: RUDE AGAIN
TheKwaz: sarcasm is a tool for polite arguing
FoundedOctonauts: Right.
TheKwaz: like I'd say: dashi, that's a really nice top you're wearing
PrettyPinkPhotographer: and I'd say: Shut up Kwazii Cat you meanie
TheKwaz: ... which leads nicely to our next lesson, you have to choose who you use sarcasm on
TheKwaz: I find it works quite well on - Hey, Peso, you know, I think you've really worked hard today.
MedicMayhem: Well I haven't really - HEY
HopToIt: and there's a fine line between sarcasm and just being mean, as kwazii has ably demonstrated
TheKwaz: *takes a bow*
FoundedOctonauts: I think I'm very confused.
HopToIt: you're not da only one ;)
MedicMayhem: oh, my patient's awake, brb
(MedicMayhem has logged out)
FoundedOctonauts: ... Brb?
HopToIt: oh, brb means 'be right back'
FoundedOctonauts: Oh, all these modern day abbreviations. There's so many different ones, it confuses me.
HopToIt: even idk them all
HopToIt: sorry, 'I don't know'
PrettyPinkPhotographer: gtg is a popular one
TheKwaz: and GR8
FoundedOctonauts: Hmm.
FoundedOctonauts: I think I need to do more research on these texting abbreviations if I am to understand them.
PrettyPinkPhotographer: good for you prof
HopToIt: C U L8R
FoundedOctonauts: ?
(FoundedOctonauts has logged out)
PrettyPinkPhotographer: Tweak, I think you confused him even more!!
HopToIt: sry, couldn't resist =D
(ScottishScientist has logged on)
ScottishScientist: hello
ScottishScientist: did I miss anything?
PrettyPinkPhotographer: we just entered the professor into the wonderful world of text abbreviations and sarcasm
TheKwaz: broke his mind, basically
HopToIt: I blame kwazii
ScottishScientist: :0
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(Later that day)
Online: FoundedOctonauts, HopToIt, MedicMayhem, PrettyPinkPhotographer, ScottishScientist, TheKwaz
FoundedOctonauts: Yo
TheKwaz: yo
TheKwaz: hang on, did you just say -
FoundedOctonauts: yo? Yes, I did
TheKwaz: But you -
FoundedOctonauts: LOL
TheKwaz: Is anyone else seeing this?
PrettyPinkPhotographer: loud and clear kwazii
HopToIt: yup I'm here
MedicMayhem: hey
ScottishScientist: present
FoundedOctonauts: HRU everyone?
TheKwaz: er, fine thx
PrettyPinkPhotographer: kwazii, look what you've started
TheKwaz: Hey, I'm not the one who encouraged him to find out about texting slang!!
HopToIt: :P
FoundedOctonauts: I have got to learn more ASAP
FoundedOctonauts: it's so interesting!
HopToIt: at least he's happy...?
PrettyPinkPhotographer: and he's not speaking all posh and perfect anymore
FoundedOctonauts: listen everyone
FoundedOctonauts: BBL, FOMCL, FYEO, GR8, IMHO, OTOH, THX, PCM
MedicMayhem: what do half of those abbreviations even mean?
PrettyPinkPhotographer: I'm not sure anyone really knows anymore, Peso
TheKwaz: I guess it's NBD
HopToIt: No big deal?
TheKwaz: yup
FoundedOctonauts: JK
FoundedOctonauts: I mean, just kidding.
MedicMayhem: phew
FoundedOctonauts: It was an intriguing experiment though. To discover how you lesser mortals converse.
PrettyPinkPhotographer: thanks!
TheKwaz: I think I prefered the other version.
MedicMayhem: Is anyone else really confused right now?
HopToIt: yup
FoundedOctonauts: B4N
A/N) Wow, this wasn't great. And kinda confusing. But you know, I haven't written this for a while and I wanted to get a chapter out. Hope you liked the Professor's rambling and were able to keep track of some of the conversation!