deer country: arcanes groupchat

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[mehanizovati]

Well, this is at least a better idea than meeting face to face, I imagine.

[opheliac]

what?

[mehanizovati]

Have you taken the time to picture us all in a room together?

Though I suppose that makes this an odd time to say you are invited to the holiday party at Sanctuary, if Vi hasn't informed you yet.

[opheliac]

depends who is in the room.
wait theres a holiday party? when?

[mehanizovati]

Near the end of the month, I can get you an exact date and time later.
As far as I understand it the point is to wear terrible sweaters, put a tree indoors and exchange gifts. Or at least one variation.

[faceblocks]

im still working on the sweaters
found some real terrible ones tho
theyre kind of great
jinx u get dibs

[opheliac]

OH OH!!! i get chop down another tree?! LET ME DO IT!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[mehanizovati]

I'm making one, I don't trust the Trench not to have the trees become sentient and vengeful.

Wait what do you mean another tree?

[opheliac]

u read what i said.

[faceblocks]

she built a whole treehouse
and a bridge
u should see it at night

[mehanizovati]

Excellent, Jason will be pleased. Apparently they are integral. I find them more pleasant than the music, to be entirely honest.

[he also attaches an image of the tree he's working on, which basically looks like this only more trench grunge, sharp and generally unhinged. a man who barely grasps the idea of what a christmas tree is supposed to be pretty much.]

[opheliac]

(don't mind her, she just wants to show off her amazing christmas tree ever!)

[faceblocks]

did u make those
or does someone in trench sell exactly the thing u want

[she'd take a bite out of a gingerbread decoration if it were close enough to edible.]

[faceblocks]

good job u
SHINY
i like it

i havent given much of the music a listen but im thinking
maybe ill do my hair in colors to match a sweater
but some lights in it or smth

[ekkoeffect]

so you're the viktor guy.

[mehanizovati]

So I am. You must be the other from the undercity. I'm starting to think the sea has a particular fixation.

[ekkoeffect]

it sure does have a funny sense of humor.

name's ekko.

[mehanizovati]

Something like that. It's less funny when you're the subject of its jokes I find.

Viktor, as you know. I was born in the undercity but was accepted into the academy as a young man and lived in Piltover since, if Vi hasn't informed you already. I take it you know Vi and Jinx?

[ekkoeffect]

they're my sisters.

[Sort of. Kind of. Maybe still. He stands by writing it though.]

maybe the sea thinks this place will remind us of home.

[opheliac]

sisters?

[ekkoeffect]

[Is she surprised he admitted it? Is there something else going on? He's never sure with Jinx, but...]

i never said we weren't family anymore.
we're fucked up
but
still family

[faceblocks]

hey hey not so lil bro
just pretend im rufflin ur hair
doing some annoying sister shit

srsly tho
it does remind me of home in a lot of ways

[ekkoeffect]

is it pretending when you keep doing it

this place is like if zaun was surrounded by a forest that eats people.

[mehanizovati]

[well this is news to him. not shocking, he knows how family goes in zaun obviously. that and everyone knew about vander having a few kids. but still.]

It certainly makes us more prepared, in some ways. It's agonizing to see how few people know how to repair or barter.
Or cook mushrooms well, for that matter.

[ekkoeffect]

a lot of people never had to think about it.
lucky for them
being ignorant
and pathetic
but it's not their fault
usually