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[friendofdorothy]

What is the signifigance of this 'ice bucket challenge'? Is it a kind of hazing? Or is it symbolic? [The son of The Wicked Witch Of The West Elphaba Thropp is a wee bit weirded out by all these buckets of water being splashed everywhere...]

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[thirdarrow]

It is a challenge designed to raise awareness about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The challenge itself involves upturning a bucket of iced water over oneself, I believe.

If you intend to attempt it, please contact me.

[friendofdorothy]

I see. Thank you. My aunt had something like that.

[thirdarrow]

[ Oh. ]

My apologies.

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[friendofdorothy]

I didn't know her.

[Boy this is about as awkward a conversation as you could have. Is there any possible way to make it m-]

She didn't die from her condition, by the way. She lived a pretty long life until a house fell on her.

[Damnit, Liir]

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[friendofdorothy]

But thank you.

[thirdarrow]

[ Oh. ]

My condolences to your family.

[friendofdorothy]

Thank you.

My name is Liir Ko, by the way.

[thirdarrow]

I am Dr. Kobayakawa, from the Biology Department. I am also a practicing doctor, so please do not hesitate to come see me if the need arises.

[ He doesn't remember seeing Liir on his class list. Probably a student from some other grade, or not in his class. ]

I don't need another thread right now but LIIR OH MY GOD BABY <3

[frigokinetic]

I can't imagine how pouring ice over your head would be a 'challenge'.

[Of course you can't, Elsa.]

He is a silly boy, isn't he?

[friendofdorothy]

No, probably not. More of a ritual humiliation?

So very silly.

[frigokinetic]

People on the Internet are extremely

[uh]

strange.

[friendofdorothy]

Yes, I'm beggining to realize that.

Still, it's at least going to be uncomfortable. And hazing creates a bond in a group through shared pain or discomfort...

[frigokinetic]

Surely there must be better ways to do group bonding. How bizarre.

What is your name, by the way?

[friendofdorothy]

Oh, sorry. Liir Ko. Yours?

[frigokinetic]

Elsa Haraldsen.

[please don't know me please don't know me please don't know me...]

[friendofdorothy]

[Luckily Liir is struggling with the same fear and doesn't dig too deep, though the name rings a bell.]

So what is it you can do? That's the small talk here, right? I've never been in a community of mutants here before.

[frigokinetic]

Nor have I.

I can control ice and snow.

[Elsa's never been in a community of mutants in America. She's also never been in a community of mutants. Or a community.]

[friendofdorothy]

I can imitate animals, and talk to them sometimes.

[Liir is barely more socialized. Kiamo Ko is pretty far out in the sticks and the army's not much of a place to learn social skills.]

[frigokinetic]

That sounds fascinating. What kind of things do they have to say?

[Talking to animals sounds better than being a walking popsicle, in her opinion.]

[friendofdorothy]

It depends on the species. Monkeys are surprisingly phlegmatic. Cats are hypocrites with short attention spans. Wolves should all be wearing collared shirts and visors. Honestly they are often almost as dull as humans. Only spiders are interesting at all times.

[frigokinetic]

[Well that's]

[nice.]

Have you spoken to any reindeer? Or hoofed animals in general?

[friendofdorothy]

[Liir has feelings about what jerks some animals are.]

I have tried but they are understandably skittish

[frigokinetic]

A shame. A friend of my sister's kept one as a companion, and he was very sociable.

[Almost like a dog.]

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[wholovesyou]

You must be new here.

[friendofdorothy]

Yes.

[wholovesyou]

Don't you worry about a thing, sugar. We'll break you in nice and well.

[friendofdorothy]

I

what is involved in that?

[wholovesyou]

We'll start by having you visit a few of my... favorite websites.

[friendofdorothy]

Oh. Alright.

Are they going to tell me what this is about?

[wholovesyou]

Don't you worry about a thing, sugar. They'll give you all the information you need to know.

[Porn may be involved.

Lots of it.]

[friendofdorothy]

[On the internet, noone needs to know you're blushing as green as an asparagus]

well that also involved a lot of fluids being dumped on people but it still does not answer the question of why

[wholovesyou]

Maybe you just need to change how you're approaching this, sugar.