Gen Texts !

[1sts]

texting meme You’ve got your TFLN, you’ve got your sexting, now here’s the meme for all those gen texts, phone calls, voicemails, pictures of your cats, and whatever else your little heart can come up with, because who doesn't like a little old fashioned friendly texting. (Or enemy texting, if that's more your bag.) instructions: What it says on the tin! Leave a comment with your character, include preferences, a start, absolutely nothing or whatever you want. Run around and reply to others. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Comments

[backwatertrooper]

How often do people not believe your hair is natural?

[There may, or may not, be a very exasperated reason for this question.]

[soldiernoclass]

what?? like i dyed it or something?

[backwatertrooper]

*No*. I mean the... spikiness.

[soldiernoclass]

y'know, it's never really come up.

[backwatertrooper]

how come YOU don't have to deal with those sort of questions...

[he is not pouting over on his end (yes he is).]

[soldiernoclass]

i dunno. maybe because nobody's ever mistaken me for a chocobo?

[ or because he's, like, SOLDIER huge, and who walks up to a guy who looks like that and starts ragging on his hair?? ...and there's just so much better stuff to make fun of zack for lbr. ]

[backwatertrooper]

ZAck I DON'T LOOK LIKE A CHOCOBO

ugh

you just had to, didn't you.

[He hates you. Though it is true, Zack's a giant, overgrown porcupine so maybe they're afraid to hurt themselves despite his smile.]

[soldiernoclass]

you set me up! how could i not?

c'mon, there are way worse things to look like! most people like chocobos! like me. i like chocobos,
and i'm totally cool, right?

[backwatertrooper]

Just because you *can* doesn't mean you *should*. And you

[Of course Zack is. But he can't say that. Because Zack's ego doesn't need it and because... well. Cloud hovers hover the keyboard, feeling awkward and uncertain.]

you know, that tail dangling in front of your face says differently.

[soldiernoclass]

it's called style, buddy. but if you're that jealous, maybe i can give you some pointers.

[backwatertrooper]

no thanks. Wouldn't be able to *pull it off*, so I'll just take the questions about whether I come by my hair honestly or "do this to myself deliberately".

[soldiernoclass]

just throw it back at them. when somebody asks you a dumb question like that, you can't let it bug you, spike.

[backwatertrooper]

[As if he hasn't heard that advice before - but weirdly it doesn't feel as annoying as he thought it would. Maybe because it's Zack.]

I *know*. Wasn't even bad, really, just... *annoying* you know? Not like I haven't heard that before.

[soldiernoclass]

yeah, i know. but you'd better start practicing just letting it slide off your back, now, cloud.

otherwise how're you gonna deal with all the dumb questions when you're a SOLDIER?

[backwatertrooper]

Maybe I was kinda hoping no one WOULD ask any stupid questions then. No one's asked YOU. I mean, at least not about the hair.

... have they asked any other dumb questions?

[soldiernoclass]

hey, you've gotta deal with people askin you all sorts of stuff when you're this famous! wait until you have a fan club, too. they wanna know everything...

[backwatertrooper]

I've seen yours and Sephiroth's and I don't think I'd *want* one. [Does he want recognition? Oh, absolutely. But the whole fanclub thing always seemed a bit... much? He'd had thoughts of having one before he came to Midgar and understood a little better how it worked, if he's supposed to be honest, however. And Zack's easy talk of when and not if he makes SOLDIER is always nice...

And half a minute later or so;]

Are you avoiding the question, Zack?

[Don't think he didn't notice! And while he hesitated to press it, he's pretty sure Zack won't mind.]

[soldiernoclass]

[ NOT ON PURPOSE but he's just - Zack. So, of course he's out here in space on his own wavelength. ]

uh what question?

[backwatertrooper]

[Indeed. Zack can be spacey, so Cloud just muffles a snort - not that it matters, Zack can't hear it and no one else is close enough to hear either.]

Dumb questions you've been asked by people. Or maybe the weirdest you've been asked?

[soldiernoclass]

oh yeah! well i dunno. it's not like i keep a list of specific ones,
and i usually just forget that stuff after it's over.

[ He's got more important things to worry about (or not worry about) most days, anyway. ]

i guess most of the weird ones are like the really personal stuff, yknow? i'm a SOLDIER, why's anybody want to know what my favorite trunks look like or who i'm dating??

[backwatertrooper]

um

[He might have snorted again, just as well Zack's not here. And he's not saying anything about how it's probably a bunch of girls who want to know what to imagine him in or if he's available. Though, maybe Zack wouldn't mind knowing that... He'd honestly rather not think about it.]

Yeah those are kinda... weird. Or personal, anyway. At least you haven't gotten some of the weirder ones I've seen Sephiroth get...

[Yet, anyway.]

[soldiernoclass]

[ Now it's Zack's turn to make that curt, amused sound. ]

yeah, like what his hair smells like?

hey, at least nobody's asking you that!

[ There's always a silver lining somewhere. ]

[backwatertrooper]

Someone's GOTTA be lying about that...

[Anything else is too ridiculous. Same with the whole bottle of shampoo business.]

Uh-huh. I guess, yeah. Like anyone's gonna be interested in THAT. But I guess it's better to just constantly to be asked where I hide all the gel or spray.

[soldiernoclass]

man, all you have to do is touch it to know it's real!

[ Says the guy who can't keep his hands out of Cloud's hair for all of five minutes tbh. It's just like petting a small, angry chocobo (but he can't make the same joke twice, or Cloud might really get mad at him). ]

maybe you should just start headbutting anybody who asks you. if that doesn't prove it to them, nothing will!

[backwatertrooper]

I'm not gonna tell people they can touch my hair, Zack

[Yeah, Zack would know what it feels like. But he's also only one of two people who has the privilege to touch it. Even if Zack also sort of strong-armed himself into it with all that hair ruffling!!]

Guess that's one way to get stronger. And then make sure it's really stiff once and just one person keeps insisting I must be doing something to it.