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[ex_spins462]

A little fun for the unplugged among us. Name one thing from your Matrix and other people can say if they heard of it in theirs. Maybe find a little common ground.

I'll start: New York City.

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[scission]

Tea.
Wolves.
Alpha.

[hacker]

Wow. Tea. Nice and specific.

[scission]

I didn't think there was much point going into specifics if the general term hadn't been heard of. I take it this means you have, though.

[hacker]

Yeah the esoteric art of leaf-water. I've had my share. So were you like super british or something?

[scission]

Just normal British. And living in America, so leaf-water helped me keep my sanity against regular questions about whether I was Australian or not.

[hacker]

Ahh the good old "where are you from?" I know it well.

[scission]

At least we're somewhat buffered from it here.

[hacker]

Yeah everyone skips right past questioning your ethnic background and dives into the nitty gritty like what childhood trauma did the Matrix saddle you with.

[scission]

Or what Matrix were you saddled with in general.

[hacker]

Kinda makes you wonder how moved on everybody is if they're so fixated on it huh?

[ex_spins462]

The Greek letter?

[scission]

That's a start. Does it have other uses and connotations, where you're from?

[ex_spins462]

I guess you might say someone is an "alpha male". Like lions and wolves have. The kind of guy who thinks he's head of the pack.

But it sounds like you might have something different in mind.

[scission]

Close, but more literal. And generally better functioning without that much ego involved.

[ex_spins462]

Literal wolves?

[scission]

Literal werewolves.

[paracosmic]

i had tea and wolves. i've never seen one up close, though.

are you talking about alphas of the pack, or something else?

[scission]

That is a shame. They're magnificent animals, for all that they no longer exist.

In a sense, yes. The packs were a little different.

[paracosmic]

i remember them from books and pictures. they're beautiful.

how?

[scission]

Were there ever tales of werewolves, for you?

[paracosmic]

werewolves? actually ...yes. they existed in your Matrix?

[scission]

Amongst a wide variety of other "supernatural" creatures, yes. It's not beyond possibility that they existed in yours, too.

[paracosmic]

that's true. I just never came across them. what other type of creatures were there? I'd love to hear about them.

[scission]

Many more than I could ever tell you about. Shapeshifters, banshees, wendigo, berserkers, various spirit-types. Not all of them particularly pleasant.

[paracosmic]

were you one of them?