More Facebook RP awesomazingness!
Yet another transcript from last night's FBHIMYMRPG insanity... this is just a brief snip from a four-hour conversation that Ted (me) and Marshall (darlingchaos) had as part of the Facebook RP. Posting it because... it was amazing. That's the only reason.
Still trying to come up with a way to convert Ted's thoughts into fic form (which has been really freaking hard since he's sort of caught in the middle of all this stuff), but in the meantime, here you go.
Okay, context: This is about... two hours into the conversation? Ted caught up Marshall on all the stuff with Barney in the hospital and Ted leaving and Robin coming back, and they double-team her via IM to get her to stay in Cali.
Meanwhile, Marshall tells Ted that his sister Heather's gone missing since she came back from Vegas with Barney. No one has any idea where she is, and Marshall's trying to find stuff out but GNB is super sketch, so it's been difficult. Ted's really torn about leaving but realistically knows there's nothing he can do for Heather, so he's focusing on Barney. He's planning on enlisting his friend to help find her, since he has a lot of GNB clout and stuff.
And we're back in...
11:44pmMarshall
dude, it's getting freakish.
11:44pmTed
oh my god, I know.
11:45pm
Marshall I'm finally getting back in the loop... which makes me even more worried than before. And Heather, get in touch with me when you see this, please.
11:45pmTed
and with all you guys in with the company, you and Barney and Heather...
11:45pmMarshall
It's bigger than us, Ted.
Heather. Freaking hell.
She just... vanished, Ted, no one knows where she is.
I'm so sorry bro--I'm going to keep trying.
11:46pmTed
ok. I just... god. I keep wanting to do SOMETHING to try and find her, but I just don't know what...
Her phone's never been turned off before.
Never.
11:47pmMarshall
seriously? even when she went concert-hopping in spain and crap?
11:47pmTed
even then.
she didn't want to miss a call from one of her girlfriends or something.
but she had caller ID, so she didn't pick up when I kept trying to call her to yell at her for selling my stuff to buy the tickets.
but not even having it ON? that's when I know it's bad.
11:51pmMarshall
haha
I remember that, she sold your couch didn't she?
11:51pmTed
yeah, she did.
(Heather's status now comes up on the main page. It reads: "Somebody help me, please! I don't know what's going on---I just want to go home...")
11:52pmMarshall
Jesus Christ--did you see her status?
TED LOOK
what the fuck is going on!?
11:52pmTed
I DON'T KNOW!!!! I JUST SAW HER STATUS...
she's already offline. omg...
11:52pmMarshall
This is fucking crazy
what the hell is going on????
11:53pmTed
I don't know!!
11:53pmMarshall
FUCK
I need to talk to barney.
RIGHT
NOW
11:53pmTed
me too, but he's in the hospital and HIS phone's not on either...
11:53pmMarshall
FUCK
DAMMIT, Ted, I need.....I need to DO somethng
11:54pmTed
I think he's finally sleeping, which is good, but... DAMN IT.
11:54pmMarshall
I'm tired of sitting here, like a useless BITCH
everything's falling apart, and I can't DO anything
IT'S PATHETIC
11:54pmTed
it's insanulous, that's what it is!
11:55pmMarshall
This is getting fucking crazy
I'm running on nothing but coffee, my company's apparently dealing dirty with the KOREANS, one of my best friend's in the fucking hospital, and my bro's sister is MISSING
I'm from St. Cloud! I wasn't bred to deal with shit like THIS
11:56pmTed
okay, here's what you have to do.
Start by getting some sleep.
11:56pmMarshall
jesus christ. That's so not going to happen; I'm WIRED
11:56pmTed
because you can't deal with any of this AND not have any sleep on top of all of it.
11:56pmMarshall
ok
11:56pmTed
take nyquil. SOMETHING.
11:56pmMarshall
ok, tell me what to do and I'll do it.
11:57pmTed
ok, sleep first. then... I don't know, try to find some more info on where Heather is and where they're holding her?
it sounds like they've taken her hostage or something...
11:57pmMarshall
holding her? You think she's...
you really think she's in trouble like that?
not just in over hear head business wise?
11:57pmTed
Don't you think that's what her status soundslike?
11:57pmMarshall
**her
I don't fucking KNOW
it sounds like she's dealing with something too big for her to handle
she's just a kid
!
oh, shit
oh, SHIT I just realized something
11:58pmTed
WHAT
11:58pmMarshall
WE CAN'T TALK TO BARNEY ABOUT THIS
11:58pmTed
WHY NOT?
11:58pmMarshall
he got her the job--he's going to think it's his fault!
11:58pmTed
oh shit. ohhhhhhhhhhhh shit.
you're right.
11:58pmMarshall
he already CRASHED because he though james and tom was his fault, and that's just a marital fight
11:58pmTed
fuck.
11:58pmMarshall
THIS IS A MISSING PERSON
FUCK
11:58pmTed
ok. I won't tell him anything. And I'll pass the info on to Robin as well... she's the only other person who knows about this, besides you and me.
11:59pmMarshall
SHIT, SHIT, SHIT
11:59pmTed
I should probably change my status so he doesn't ask questions...
11:59pmMarshall
yeah, do that
DAMMIT, ted, he's the only person I can think of that would know anything, but I can't talk to him because it'll drive him CRAZIER
Today
11:59pmTed
oh my god.
then what can we DO?
12:00amMarshall
I don't freaking know
I just realized this, and I wish I hadn't
it was so much easier when I could just ASK him....
but now I'm afraid to!
12:00amTed
no, it's probably good that you noticed that, because seriously he's super on edge right now
but... god.
12:00amMarshall
jesus christ
ok, well... I've told you
I've told Lily, duh
12:00amTed
it's going to be so freaking hard for me not to ask him about Heather when I'm there
right.
12:00amMarshall
I'm pretty sure I told Robin...
you can't, ted, you really can't
12:01amTed
I know I told RObin, but she can keep her mouth shut.
12:01amMarshall
because you know it's going to STRESS HIM OUT
12:01amTed
I know, I won't.
I KNOW.
12:01amMarshall
he's going to try to crawl out of bed and go looking for her, and that's not good for anyone.... CHRIST
12:01amTed
no no no, I know that
12:01amMarshall
fuck, I wish I didn't.
12:02amTed
I'll just stay focused on getting him over whatever this thing with him and Robin or him and James is
12:02amMarshall
I guess I need to change my status too
12:02amTed
yeah... I don't know what I should put, though.
12:02amMarshall
and ted... get him better fast.
we need him. apparently, heather needs him
gnb needs him.
12:02amTed
I will. I'll do everything I can.
12:03amMarshall
dammit---and keep him away from facebook for a while
heather's status.
is going to freak him out.
12:03amTed
oh, fuck. You're right.
12:03amMarshall
shit. so I guess he's going to know either way
12:03amTed
not if he doesn't look at her page?
12:03amMarshall
it comes up on the live feed
keep him away from it long enough that it cycles into the back
12:03amTed
yeah, but after a while it falls off the live feed
12:03amMarshall
yeah.
exactly
so stall him
12:03amTed
yeah, that shouldn't be a problem, I don't think. I hope?
12:04amMarshall
he's in the hospital. no internet acess for at least a day or two
we should be fine
we're going to be fine....
12:04amTed
well, he was iPhoning with me right after he got admitted
12:04amMarshall
dammit. don't they take those things away?
12:04amTed
it just takes a few hours for something to fall off a minifeed
apparently not.
12:04amMarshall
you had your phone in the hospital.. did they say anything about it?
12:04amTed
mmm, nope.
12:05amMarshall
shit, you know I didn't even know anything that was going on at like... 1040?
all this shit has gone down in less than two hours for me.
it's like a headrush
12:05amTed
shit, I know. it was like taht when I was chatting with Barney... I just wanted to know what the fuck was up with the parrots, and all of a sudden it's like he's crying all over me.
but you know, on the internet.
12:06am
Marshall Planning on taking a triple dose of Nyquil to get some sleep. Work is crazy, but things are hopefully going to start looking up!
12:06amTed
and more... awesome.
12:06amMarshall
you know him... he tries to pretend everything's fine... until he CANT anymore
12:06amTed
yeah, I totally know.
Lily and I were saying it's like a cycle with him
12:06amMarshall
jesus, ted, what are we going to do about heather?
he's...
12:06amTed
because "awesome" means things are bad with him
12:06amMarshall
is he SICK? like, mentally?
depressed? bipolar? something?
12:07amTed
I have no idea. Really. None.
Bipolar, maybe. That could explain a lot.
12:07amMarshall
because my brother marcus's wife was like that for a while
12:07amTed
His emotions really seem to turn on a dime
12:07amMarshall
crazy manic and then super depressed... she finally got on meds for it
apparently it was post-partum depression, which triggered off a lot of other shit
12:07amTed
yeah... I think they said something about a psych evaluation for him, since they thought he was trying to commit suicide?
12:07amMarshall
he needs to get that checked out at the hospital
yeah.
they legally can keep him there for 72 hours and a psych will have to approve his discharge
so try to talk to the nurses and stuff
the doctors are useless to talk to. Talk to the Nurses.
12:08amTed
gotcha. I'll totally try that.
12:09amMarshall
jesus.
I'm totally caught up, right?
there's nothing ELSE going on that I don't know about?
12:09amTed
Um... I think so?
12:09amMarshall
because more shit's gone down in the last... 24 hours than probably in my entire life. ha.
Still trying to come up with a way to convert Ted's thoughts into fic form (which has been really freaking hard since he's sort of caught in the middle of all this stuff), but in the meantime, here you go.
Okay, context: This is about... two hours into the conversation? Ted caught up Marshall on all the stuff with Barney in the hospital and Ted leaving and Robin coming back, and they double-team her via IM to get her to stay in Cali.
Meanwhile, Marshall tells Ted that his sister Heather's gone missing since she came back from Vegas with Barney. No one has any idea where she is, and Marshall's trying to find stuff out but GNB is super sketch, so it's been difficult. Ted's really torn about leaving but realistically knows there's nothing he can do for Heather, so he's focusing on Barney. He's planning on enlisting his friend to help find her, since he has a lot of GNB clout and stuff.
And we're back in...
11:44pmMarshall
dude, it's getting freakish.
11:44pmTed
oh my god, I know.
11:45pm
Marshall I'm finally getting back in the loop... which makes me even more worried than before. And Heather, get in touch with me when you see this, please.
11:45pmTed
and with all you guys in with the company, you and Barney and Heather...
11:45pmMarshall
It's bigger than us, Ted.
Heather. Freaking hell.
She just... vanished, Ted, no one knows where she is.
I'm so sorry bro--I'm going to keep trying.
11:46pmTed
ok. I just... god. I keep wanting to do SOMETHING to try and find her, but I just don't know what...
Her phone's never been turned off before.
Never.
11:47pmMarshall
seriously? even when she went concert-hopping in spain and crap?
11:47pmTed
even then.
she didn't want to miss a call from one of her girlfriends or something.
but she had caller ID, so she didn't pick up when I kept trying to call her to yell at her for selling my stuff to buy the tickets.
but not even having it ON? that's when I know it's bad.
11:51pmMarshall
haha
I remember that, she sold your couch didn't she?
11:51pmTed
yeah, she did.
(Heather's status now comes up on the main page. It reads: "Somebody help me, please! I don't know what's going on---I just want to go home...")
11:52pmMarshall
Jesus Christ--did you see her status?
TED LOOK
what the fuck is going on!?
11:52pmTed
I DON'T KNOW!!!! I JUST SAW HER STATUS...
she's already offline. omg...
11:52pmMarshall
This is fucking crazy
what the hell is going on????
11:53pmTed
I don't know!!
11:53pmMarshall
FUCK
I need to talk to barney.
RIGHT
NOW
11:53pmTed
me too, but he's in the hospital and HIS phone's not on either...
11:53pmMarshall
FUCK
DAMMIT, Ted, I need.....I need to DO somethng
11:54pmTed
I think he's finally sleeping, which is good, but... DAMN IT.
11:54pmMarshall
I'm tired of sitting here, like a useless BITCH
everything's falling apart, and I can't DO anything
IT'S PATHETIC
11:54pmTed
it's insanulous, that's what it is!
11:55pmMarshall
This is getting fucking crazy
I'm running on nothing but coffee, my company's apparently dealing dirty with the KOREANS, one of my best friend's in the fucking hospital, and my bro's sister is MISSING
I'm from St. Cloud! I wasn't bred to deal with shit like THIS
11:56pmTed
okay, here's what you have to do.
Start by getting some sleep.
11:56pmMarshall
jesus christ. That's so not going to happen; I'm WIRED
11:56pmTed
because you can't deal with any of this AND not have any sleep on top of all of it.
11:56pmMarshall
ok
11:56pmTed
take nyquil. SOMETHING.
11:56pmMarshall
ok, tell me what to do and I'll do it.
11:57pmTed
ok, sleep first. then... I don't know, try to find some more info on where Heather is and where they're holding her?
it sounds like they've taken her hostage or something...
11:57pmMarshall
holding her? You think she's...
you really think she's in trouble like that?
not just in over hear head business wise?
11:57pmTed
Don't you think that's what her status soundslike?
11:57pmMarshall
**her
I don't fucking KNOW
it sounds like she's dealing with something too big for her to handle
she's just a kid
!
oh, shit
oh, SHIT I just realized something
11:58pmTed
WHAT
11:58pmMarshall
WE CAN'T TALK TO BARNEY ABOUT THIS
11:58pmTed
WHY NOT?
11:58pmMarshall
he got her the job--he's going to think it's his fault!
11:58pmTed
oh shit. ohhhhhhhhhhhh shit.
you're right.
11:58pmMarshall
he already CRASHED because he though james and tom was his fault, and that's just a marital fight
11:58pmTed
fuck.
11:58pmMarshall
THIS IS A MISSING PERSON
FUCK
11:58pmTed
ok. I won't tell him anything. And I'll pass the info on to Robin as well... she's the only other person who knows about this, besides you and me.
11:59pmMarshall
SHIT, SHIT, SHIT
11:59pmTed
I should probably change my status so he doesn't ask questions...
11:59pmMarshall
yeah, do that
DAMMIT, ted, he's the only person I can think of that would know anything, but I can't talk to him because it'll drive him CRAZIER
Today
11:59pmTed
oh my god.
then what can we DO?
12:00amMarshall
I don't freaking know
I just realized this, and I wish I hadn't
it was so much easier when I could just ASK him....
but now I'm afraid to!
12:00amTed
no, it's probably good that you noticed that, because seriously he's super on edge right now
but... god.
12:00amMarshall
jesus christ
ok, well... I've told you
I've told Lily, duh
12:00amTed
it's going to be so freaking hard for me not to ask him about Heather when I'm there
right.
12:00amMarshall
I'm pretty sure I told Robin...
you can't, ted, you really can't
12:01amTed
I know I told RObin, but she can keep her mouth shut.
12:01amMarshall
because you know it's going to STRESS HIM OUT
12:01amTed
I know, I won't.
I KNOW.
12:01amMarshall
he's going to try to crawl out of bed and go looking for her, and that's not good for anyone.... CHRIST
12:01amTed
no no no, I know that
12:01amMarshall
fuck, I wish I didn't.
12:02amTed
I'll just stay focused on getting him over whatever this thing with him and Robin or him and James is
12:02amMarshall
I guess I need to change my status too
12:02amTed
yeah... I don't know what I should put, though.
12:02amMarshall
and ted... get him better fast.
we need him. apparently, heather needs him
gnb needs him.
12:02amTed
I will. I'll do everything I can.
12:03amMarshall
dammit---and keep him away from facebook for a while
heather's status.
is going to freak him out.
12:03amTed
oh, fuck. You're right.
12:03amMarshall
shit. so I guess he's going to know either way
12:03amTed
not if he doesn't look at her page?
12:03amMarshall
it comes up on the live feed
keep him away from it long enough that it cycles into the back
12:03amTed
yeah, but after a while it falls off the live feed
12:03amMarshall
yeah.
exactly
so stall him
12:03amTed
yeah, that shouldn't be a problem, I don't think. I hope?
12:04amMarshall
he's in the hospital. no internet acess for at least a day or two
we should be fine
we're going to be fine....
12:04amTed
well, he was iPhoning with me right after he got admitted
12:04amMarshall
dammit. don't they take those things away?
12:04amTed
it just takes a few hours for something to fall off a minifeed
apparently not.
12:04amMarshall
you had your phone in the hospital.. did they say anything about it?
12:04amTed
mmm, nope.
12:05amMarshall
shit, you know I didn't even know anything that was going on at like... 1040?
all this shit has gone down in less than two hours for me.
it's like a headrush
12:05amTed
shit, I know. it was like taht when I was chatting with Barney... I just wanted to know what the fuck was up with the parrots, and all of a sudden it's like he's crying all over me.
but you know, on the internet.
12:06am
Marshall Planning on taking a triple dose of Nyquil to get some sleep. Work is crazy, but things are hopefully going to start looking up!
12:06amTed
and more... awesome.
12:06amMarshall
you know him... he tries to pretend everything's fine... until he CANT anymore
12:06amTed
yeah, I totally know.
Lily and I were saying it's like a cycle with him
12:06amMarshall
jesus, ted, what are we going to do about heather?
he's...
12:06amTed
because "awesome" means things are bad with him
12:06amMarshall
is he SICK? like, mentally?
depressed? bipolar? something?
12:07amTed
I have no idea. Really. None.
Bipolar, maybe. That could explain a lot.
12:07amMarshall
because my brother marcus's wife was like that for a while
12:07amTed
His emotions really seem to turn on a dime
12:07amMarshall
crazy manic and then super depressed... she finally got on meds for it
apparently it was post-partum depression, which triggered off a lot of other shit
12:07amTed
yeah... I think they said something about a psych evaluation for him, since they thought he was trying to commit suicide?
12:07amMarshall
he needs to get that checked out at the hospital
yeah.
they legally can keep him there for 72 hours and a psych will have to approve his discharge
so try to talk to the nurses and stuff
the doctors are useless to talk to. Talk to the Nurses.
12:08amTed
gotcha. I'll totally try that.
12:09amMarshall
jesus.
I'm totally caught up, right?
there's nothing ELSE going on that I don't know about?
12:09amTed
Um... I think so?
12:09amMarshall
because more shit's gone down in the last... 24 hours than probably in my entire life. ha.