2020-02-08 - Kneecaps Do Not Provide Autonomy

(TXT to Alexander) August: hey. how you feeling.

(TXT to Alexander) August: alexander in order for him to not curse at me he'd have to just stop talking to me all together you know that

(TXT to Alexander) August: but really how's the head doing

(TXT to Alexander) August: long as they're not leaking. so did they put you on the good drugs, is that what this is? or did you crack your head going to the bathroom.

(TXT to Alexander) August: and yet you've not had trouble using them before. just saying there MIGHT be a correlation here.

(TXT to Alexander) August: big guy I don't think phone keys shrink and grow.

(TXT to Alexander) August: this is where I give you full disclosure, this is being screenshotted for me to show you next week.

(TXT to Alexander) August: look as one of the residant talls I get to decide who is or isn't tall

(TXT to Alexander) August: that's how it goes

(TXT to Alexander) August: did you not know about the bank where you can exchange things for extra height?

(TXT to Alexander) August: eh we'll sort those. don't sweat them.

(TXT to Alexander) August: eh it's not your fault, except for how you started a bar brawl without itzhak OR isolde, they're gonna be upset with you

(TXT to Alexander) August: I imagine you didn't but those two have never met a fight they didn't want in on, if nothing else to defend your virtue

(TXT to Alexander) August: wait they what?? jesus fucking christ

(TXT to Alexander) August: look next time you plan on talking to any of those shitbags take one of us. I promise to only break half of their bones if they act up

(TXT to Alexander) August: you misspelled 'some people in this town are assholes'

(TXT to Alexander) August: to be honest that's true in most cities. just this one's small, it's harder to avoid the ones you know personally. I'm sorry man. look. are you sure you don't want me to heal you up, get you out of there? I can do it from the next block over.

(TXT to Alexander) August: it's not about me not needing it. it's about you being in the hospital, and feeling out of sorts, with your Art all wonky.

(TXT to Alexander) August: as someone with a lot of personal, excruciating experience in that arena, I know it's not fine. it's pretty awful

(TXT to Alexander) August: pretty sure you can't. you can make me do something. well, you can try.

(TXT to Alexander) August: but it won't stick. I'll remember.

(TXT to Alexander) August: like the commands, I suspect it won't stick

(TXT to Alexander) August: testing is required, but not on people you don't ask first, and who don't agree.

(TXT to Alexander) August: that's not really how it works, I don't think. it's not just what you know and think, society is a force too.

(TXT to Alexander) August: also, not ethical.

(TXT to Alexander) August: that's what jerks like peregrine do, though

(TXT to Alexander) August: and since I can't imagine you want to be like peregrine

(TXT to Alexander) August: reasonably sure you're going to be sad to see that text tomorrow

(TXT to Alexander) August: because what you're implying is another person's autonomy isn't as important as your rightness

(TXT to Alexander) August: and, unfortunately, even with slime like those guys that attacked you, it's not true. but that's why you bring itzhak and isolde, who just beat them up.

(TXT to Alexander) August: they're entitled to their wrong opinions, but not their kneecaps

(TXT to Alexander) August: they might effect judgment but not autonomy

(TXT to Alexander) August: they provide motivation

(TXT to Alexander) August: I knew you'd get it. but also, I mean mental autonomy.

(TXT to Alexander) August: because your powers hit a new level and you don't know what to do about it. same way I burned off itzhak's hand.

(TXT to Alexander) August: a good idea. get some rest.