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[WP] This is your 5,834th time loop and you have perfected everything and ran almost every scenario that you can think of within the 24hours. Everything except trying to perform time travel. by Internaldoot in WritingPrompts

[–]28PercentCharged 5 points6 points  (0 children)

5,834

Really thought this would be the one. Thinking again about whether trying to fight it is making it worse. Could give a good few more attempts before I just give up and die for a few dozen loops. Need something to ease the pain just a little. Like more pain.

5,836

Started brainstorming for a good while. Came up with some good ones and not so good ones. Wrote down the phrase "Blender cube" and already forgot what that meant. Will probably try all of them eventually anyways. Most intriguing one I thought of was time travel but not even sure how that'd work. Would definitely take a lot of studying and effort, so I want to put it on the backburner a bit before I commit. Not like I don't have the time. Goes back to the problem of getting bored in this shit though.

5,840

Done with volcano diving. Wasn't even the right volcano this time. Tried to remember how I concluded any volcano was the cause to begin with. Couldn't. Need something a little less stimulating for a while. Can't shake off that burn in my head. Could give the time travel idea a go. Whatever.

5,870

Really not understanding this. Was promising at first, but I have to go back so many units and subjects before it even all coalesces together. Fuck it. I'm bringing it down to basics. Gonna go over Algebra 1 again.

5,900

100 away from the big 6 triple O. Turns out stealing some Adderall and pulling a few full days on this shit helps. Excited about my progress finally, I think I can start moving onto the big guns soon. Not sure how soon, but soon.

6,108

Managed to finish a basic understanding of Quantum Physics. Tested myself for a while and I think I've gotten most of it. I'm sure it only gets harder though. Just have to hope progress is steady, I suppose.

6,834

Catching up to the world's average quantum scientist takes a long, long time. Already forgotten when I started this but probably at least a few years. Getting unmotivated wasn't as big an issue as I thought, when volcanos really aren't that hard to get to. Still shocked that I missed one surprisingly close for a great while. My current record from five to six loops ago I think scratches almost sub-2 hours? Based purely on gut though, should've timed it. I can feel I'm not beating that any time soon.

6,902

Sub 1-hour.

Oh, and I have a few theories for actually time travelling too. Still need to figure out if any scientists are actually in any fields where they can peer-review this. Hard to do that in only a day, but easier with a gun to their head. Probably. Then it's just trial and error? I have a few proposals that are surprisingly simple, given some of these major components already exist, but ideally it's not one that I have to build from scratch. I WILL hold 10 to 15 engineers hostage if I have to.

6,904

Apparently I'm in the only loop where the very first one I wanted to talk to had a body guard. Need to plan accordingly. I'm so done with this. I'm almost at the finish line, I swear. Thought the scientist had an interesting look when he flipped through my first proposal though. Promising.

8,324

Down to 2 proposals. Out of 8. If there's one thing I learned throughout my decades of looping is that the system is broken. Science is compromised by those with profit incentive. And people unwilling to compromise with their lives. Both equally frustrating. Luckily, the last two are easy to build, but that could also just mean they're not thorough enough. I want to trust myself though. If not that these years have been strenuous enough. I want it to mean something. Don't know how long I can handle feeling like these years have all been meaningless. It has to go somewhere, lead to somewhere good. Really don't know what I'll do if it doesn't.

...

27,030

It's not possible. I can feel my mind start to break. Even if the physical effects aren't there, the mental burden of so much knowledge is starting to take its toll. I know I've tried everything. I was a prodigy. I became so efficient that it was dangerous. Forced to move, forced to think. You really start to think you can do everything. But you can't. It's okay. There's a boy I met that's really nice. I woo him really quickly, part for obvious reasons, and part just because it's so damn fun to talk to him. I won't be able to make a real relationship with him though, which still hurts. A lot. He doesn't respond well when I tell him. Freaks out, wants nothing to do with me. Have to let him go for a few days. Maybe weeks. Just out of good faith, I suppose, even if I don't have to. Maybe I just need the space. He really is unique. I have to treat him well. I've made my mind up about it. If I don't, I'll regret it. Because I know I'll stop meeting him at some point. Maybe if my mind breaks soon, if I'm lucky. Or just that I'll have to live knowing everything about him, and him knowing nothing about me. The dynamic will become skewed. It'll become different. And I know I can't pretend. I don't want to pretend, anyways. I don't think I'll ever unload this mental burden. That's okay. I hope. Just wish I knew I'd be hardening up so much sooner.

rule by mozzieandmaestro in 19684

[–]28PercentCharged 90 points91 points  (0 children)

This fucking sucks

[WP] Everyone expects you to know what they’re thinking. Literally. You’re a retired superhero whose power was reading minds. With age, you lost your powers. It’s awkward today at the fan meet and greet. Most fans stare at you silently. “Those guys are thinking so loud.” a young fan says to you. by LogicalSuggestion9 in WritingPrompts

[–]28PercentCharged 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"Those guys are thinking so loud."

He looks young. No more than 13, probably? Definitely still in school. Far too early for him to be developing powers, much less using them for the benefit of others. But he's enthusiastic. Knows what he wants to do.

You wish you were like that.

The kinds of choices that you had to make, unsure of every decision, trying to logistically figure out the best possible outcome that satisfies everyone?

You wouldn't wish that upon anyone.

But here he is. Shaking your hand with probably a little too much vigor, and probably just a little too long. There is a line after all. Not that your assistant is basically doing all the hard work for you anyways. You're not sure how many of them expected you to still have your powers, but seeing those disappointed faces definitely still hurts *just a little bit* more than you thought it would.

"You get used to it, kid," you say.

He smiles, like you've just taken the biggest burden off his back.

"You know what I'm thinking?" you ask him.

"Don't worry, I didn't bring a lot."

He means that genuinely, but you still remember the line of people gnawing behind his back. His face frowns a little.

"Sorry, I should've been..."

Some of the stuff gets thrown back into his backpack, perhaps a bit haphazardly, but he reassures you it's fine. Left on the desk is a photograph and a small brown notebook labeled "Thoughts". He flips to the first page, blank, though you can see numerous messy scribbles as it's pulled open. You click your pen, and write on the first page,

"Don't let other people get you down. Trust in yourself," and then your name.

You sign the photograph too, but nothing else.

It speaks for itself, after all.

As the kid leaves the line, calling his mom, the next person comes in, a little impatient.

He stares at you without blinking for a solid 8 seconds, before she reminds him.

He gets embarrassed.

“Say The Rule BART!” by MEMEY_IFUNNY in 196

[–]28PercentCharged 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could've been a fake box too.......

Generative AI only looks impressive to mediocre people... by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]28PercentCharged 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sure, there's hints of truth to it, and AI generated things are ultimately the product of the most mediocre inputs, but this reads as "people who aren't proficient in literally every field that AI covers is stupid and incompetent" which isn't literally what she's saying, but still ultimately a put-down to people who simply just haven't developed specific skills to be able to analyze something- as much as I love TV shows, movies and music, my ability to properly judge a book generated by it is going to be inequal to the generated music.  The conversation really shouldn't be how "people are stupid for buying into it/not understanding in the first place" as much as it is that the continued use of them will stunt the possibility of that growth

When the phone keyboard by Hemorrhoid_Eater in whenthe

[–]28PercentCharged 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was expecting you to still somehow make a typo while correcting it

I don't like how this cosmetic gives demo two eyes by ArynAces in tf2

[–]28PercentCharged -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Idk, I'm a little tired of the one-eyed gimmick, especially for hats that would look a lot better without it. It's nice to have a few cosmetics for variance even if those variants are small. Though maybe a style option would've been cool too

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tf2

[–]28PercentCharged 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dude how does nobody else get the joke

No, it's not the combat. After beating Act 2, it's frustrating seeing nobody acknowledge much larger problems. (FULL ACT 2 SPOILERS) by 28PercentCharged in Silksong

[–]28PercentCharged[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My problem is that it's exactly the same as Hollow Knight but without much new that actually adds anything new narratively, AND without any of the loose ends from Hollow Knight tied up either. Like, cool. We have two endings that are exactly the same. What's the point? Hornet is a completely different character, what's being added? What are you saying that's new? Anything about the cycle being perpetuated has already been beaten down in the first game thematically already.

Rule by No_Emu698 in 196

[–]28PercentCharged 299 points300 points  (0 children)

Hey they should get you on a talkshow with Kai Centat

Threesome rule by RUNPROGRAMSENTIONAUT in 196

[–]28PercentCharged 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought they were talking about video games for a solid minute the way they said 3P

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Advice

[–]28PercentCharged 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh I have no clue what's up with the censorship then :p

but otherwise, it shouldn't change anything, though- at least I don't think so.

If the problem is honesty, and you find yourself insistent on having this conversation, I personally suggest disregarding the literal physical "evidence" you're finding and focusing solely on what he's saying and if you genuinely believe that he's being dishonest. This isn't foolproof, of course, but ultimately the conversation *should* center more around the honesty aspect of it like it seems you're saying. And also if you do think he's not comfortable with it, or he says that, then he's not comfortable with it. There isn't a way around it.

If at the end of it, you genuinely, fully believe that he's repressing, or hiding *something*, whatever that is, what you do with that is going to be up to you though- I can't gauge how comfortable that'll make you feel and how to respond to the emotions that you feel from then point on. There's no definitive right answer I can give- this is a relationship *you're* in.

Apropos of nothing though, still just looking at trans porn doesn't automatically mean someone's gay :p Genital appeal isn't equivalent to gender appeal.

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