just found out there's no such thing as the real world

[idkmybffcedric]

[accidental video]

[The entry opens on Dan jolting awake from where he's laying slumped on a bench, snoring softly. The right side of his face is bright red from being smushed against hard plastic. He may be drooling a little.]

I'm up, I'm up! Crap, I'm going to-- Okay. Okay, this is weird.

[He trails off, rubbing a hand over his face, and

Comments

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[neverberid]

Do you ever stop talking?

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[idkmybffcedric]

I could explain again that I was relatively certain I was dreaming or in a coma and wouldn't have anyone listening in on the... externalized internal monologue, but... no. Not often.

...Hi. Dan Humphrey. Very confused, and... still talking.

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[neverberid]

Dan Humphry. A strange name. Are you nobility?

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[idkmybffcedric]

It's... pretty common where I'm from, actually.

...Apparently, there is someone here who doesn't know and love Blair Waldorf. My day just became a little less intensely unpleasant.

And no. Not that we have an official monarchy and nobility at home, but I'm not even one of the pretend ones.

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[neverberid]

Blair Waldorf. Arthur's paramour? You know her?

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[idkmybffcedric]

So I hear. And really, I should have known in the face of insanity and an alternate dimension, Blair would just step up from a Vanderbilt to royalty.

...To the greatest length and breadth of my regret? We know each other. I used to date her best friend.

private; I LOLED SO HARD OMG

[neverberid]

I see.

private; AHAHAHAHA, OKAY GOOD. Sob, Dan is such a troll.

[idkmybffcedric]

Unless you're friends with her, too, and I've just managed to insult yet another person under the spell of the Waldorf reality distortion field.

private; THAT'S WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT HIM

[neverberid]

Oh no, hardly. I hate her almost as much as you do.

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[idkmybffcedric]

Out of curiosity, are you one of the only two people here with good judgment, or are the rest of you just in hiding?

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[neverberid]

Wealth and power will always attract those who have neither.

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[idkmybffcedric]

If that's the rubric, I should be her biggest fan.

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[neverberid]

You have a different sort of power -- strength of character. You do not need the superficial trappings that she possesses.

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[idkmybffcedric]

And finally, someone who isn't convinced that having more money and influence than is probably healthy for any one person is... some kind of predetermined moral victory. Like predestination, only instead of direct entrance to Heaven you don't have to wait in line at Spago.

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[neverberid]

The qualities we possess are, unfortunately, quite rare. It is a pleasure to finally meet someone who shares them.

private; OH THIS WILL END SO VERY WELL

[idkmybffcedric]

Likewise. I just realized you never told me your name.