OctoTexting

31) Learning Text Terms

Where Inkling tries to be current and only succeeds in confusing everyone.

Online: FoundedOctonauts, TheKwaz, PrettyPinkPhotographer, HopToIt, ScottishScientist, MedicMayhem

FoundedOctonauts: Greetings everybody.

TheKwaz: yo

FoundedOctonauts: ... Yo?

TheKwaz: yeah ... yo!

FoundedOctonauts: What is the meaning of this 'Yo'?

PrettyPinkPhotographer: uh, it doesn't matter professor

TheKwaz: yeah it doesn't matter prof

FoundedOctonauts: Okay.

ScottishScientist: oh, give me a sec

ScottishScientist: test tubes bubbling over...

(ScottishScientist has logged out)

FoundedOctonauts: There goes the only marginally sane one.

MedicMayhem: oh thanks prof

FoundedOctonauts: You're welcome.

TheKwaz: er, prof, I think peso was being sarcastic

FoundedOctonauts: Oh. Okay.

PrettyPinkPhotographer: do you actually know what sarcasm is professor?

FoundedOctonauts: I am aware of the concept.

TheKwaz: right

TheKwaz: it's where you say something but don't actually mean it

FoundedOctonauts: Like lying?

TheKwaz: lying is such a harsh word...

TheKwaz: I call it - bending the truth a little

HopToIt: kwazii, the world champion at bending the truth

TheKwaz: RUDE

FoundedOctonauts: So this sarcasm, what is its purpose?

MedicMayhem: it's for people like kwazii who get bored of saying things the normal way

TheKwaz: RUDE AGAIN

TheKwaz: sarcasm is a tool for polite arguing

FoundedOctonauts: Right.

TheKwaz: like I'd say: dashi, that's a really nice top you're wearing

PrettyPinkPhotographer: and I'd say: Shut up Kwazii Cat you meanie

TheKwaz: ... which leads nicely to our next lesson, you have to choose who you use sarcasm on

TheKwaz: I find it works quite well on - Hey, Peso, you know, I think you've really worked hard today.

MedicMayhem: Well I haven't really - HEY

HopToIt: and there's a fine line between sarcasm and just being mean, as kwazii has ably demonstrated

TheKwaz: *takes a bow*

FoundedOctonauts: I think I'm very confused.

HopToIt: you're not da only one ;)

MedicMayhem: oh, my patient's awake, brb

(MedicMayhem has logged out)

FoundedOctonauts: ... Brb?

HopToIt: oh, brb means 'be right back'

FoundedOctonauts: Oh, all these modern day abbreviations. There's so many different ones, it confuses me.

HopToIt: even idk them all

HopToIt: sorry, 'I don't know'

PrettyPinkPhotographer: gtg is a popular one

TheKwaz: and GR8

FoundedOctonauts: Hmm.

FoundedOctonauts: I think I need to do more research on these texting abbreviations if I am to understand them.

PrettyPinkPhotographer: good for you prof

HopToIt: C U L8R

FoundedOctonauts: ?

(FoundedOctonauts has logged out)

PrettyPinkPhotographer: Tweak, I think you confused him even more!!

HopToIt: sry, couldn't resist  =D

(ScottishScientist has logged on)

ScottishScientist: hello

ScottishScientist: did I miss anything?

PrettyPinkPhotographer: we just entered the professor into the wonderful world of text abbreviations and sarcasm

TheKwaz: broke his mind, basically

HopToIt: I blame kwazii

ScottishScientist: :0

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(Later that day)

Online: FoundedOctonauts, HopToIt, MedicMayhem, PrettyPinkPhotographer, ScottishScientist, TheKwaz

FoundedOctonauts: Yo

TheKwaz: yo

TheKwaz: hang on, did you just say -

FoundedOctonauts: yo? Yes, I did

TheKwaz: But you -

FoundedOctonauts: LOL

TheKwaz: Is anyone else seeing this?

PrettyPinkPhotographer: loud and clear kwazii

HopToIt: yup I'm here

MedicMayhem: hey

ScottishScientist: present

FoundedOctonauts: HRU everyone?

TheKwaz: er, fine thx

PrettyPinkPhotographer: kwazii, look what you've started

TheKwaz: Hey, I'm not the one who encouraged him to find out about texting slang!!

HopToIt: :P

FoundedOctonauts: I have got to learn more ASAP

FoundedOctonauts: it's so interesting!

HopToIt: at least he's happy...?

PrettyPinkPhotographer: and he's not speaking all posh and perfect anymore

FoundedOctonauts: listen everyone

FoundedOctonauts: BBL, FOMCL, FYEO, GR8, IMHO, OTOH, THX, PCM

MedicMayhem: what do half of those abbreviations even mean?

PrettyPinkPhotographer: I'm not sure anyone really knows anymore, Peso

TheKwaz: I guess it's NBD

HopToIt: No big deal?

TheKwaz: yup

FoundedOctonauts: JK

FoundedOctonauts: I mean, just kidding.

MedicMayhem: phew

FoundedOctonauts: It was an intriguing experiment though. To discover how you lesser mortals converse.

PrettyPinkPhotographer: thanks!

TheKwaz: I think I prefered the other version.

MedicMayhem: Is anyone else really confused right now?

HopToIt: yup

FoundedOctonauts: B4N

A/N) Wow, this wasn't great. And kinda confusing. But you know, I haven't written this for a while and I wanted to get a chapter out. Hope you liked the Professor's rambling and were able to keep track of some of the conversation!