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Who: natalie goodman
Broadcast: yes!
Action: on the pathstone, if you want to know why she's up at a ridiculous hour of the night
When: 5/25 during an aforementioned ridiculous hour

we're still stuck on this poison shithole and everyone hates it so let's talk about something that doesn't 100% suck for once okay?

what's the first thing you're going to do when you make it home and out of the void of space

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A little bit of good and bad. Mostly I'm worried about what'll happen if they manage to fix the terraforming equipment and what effect it'll have on everything.

You never know. There's all sorts of people here, someone might get you interested in something else, or something you were already interested in.

what effect do you think it'll have

yeah a lot of good that'll do me

If it happens too fast they could kill off everything living out there. The environment isn't toxic to them - they've evolved to use it to their benefit. Take it away and they'll either adapt again or die off.

It gives you options. Who knows, I could convince you to strive higher than Yale.

oh. well that's fucked up

yeah if i ever make it home

Yes, it is.

You will.

Btw (is that right?) I'm going to convince you to strive higher than Yale.

saying "you will" without any proof is very convincing, well done mr. scientist

wtf man it's the best school in the country what do you want from me

It's called thinking positively, Ms. Smartass. And even if I had proof I'm not stupid enough to say something on the network. (I don't have proof)

It might be the best school in the country but that doesn't necessarily mean it's the best for what you want to do, which you said you weren't sure about yet.

called it

well it's kind of late for that most places are full by like the middle of winter

Shut up, don't be so negative.

It's never too late to look, though. Or write your applications and do whatever else is required to be accepted. A later start isn't a bad thing, it just gives you more time to do what you have to.

don't tell me how to think

i'm not spending another year at home waiting for the next time applications open

What if I say please?

Do they only accept them once a year? You could always go somewhere else for the first year to get some of the lower level classes out of the way.

nope

the earlier you put them in the more likely you are to get in, by now i could technically apply places still but there are no spots left so i'd just get rejected

& it's basically impossible to get a full ride if you switch to another school after your first year

Pretty please?

I completely forgot about the full ride thing. That's stupid.

Do programs like that require internships at some point? Or something similar? You could always spend that year getting experience of some kind.

can i ask something

Of course. Should I brace for sarcasm?

not really

i mean

"why do you care" sounds kind of snotty but in the least snotty way possible, why do you care?

It doesn't sound snotty.

Is it a cheating answer to say I'm a teacher - or will be - so I'm a little biased?

It might sound corny or nerdy but whenever people talk about going on to college past high school I want to encourage it. I mean, it might also be because I went to school in the 50s so it's a different time, but getting an education is important. And music is an entirely different entity in that respect, because it seems like you're doing something you love, too. So why wouldn't I care?

i guess?

idk it's just kind of weird

i mean not that you're weird though you probably are BUT THE POINT IS i'm not used to talking about stuff like this with people i don't know very well i guess

I'm a nerd, I think I'm weird by default.

That makes sense, though. Sorry if it was weird, but I like hearing about these kind of things.

even if i'm a pessimistic smartass?

Even then. I have my pessimistic moments too.

must be nice to be able to turn it off

I wouldn't say I turn it off. But I'm not nearly as optimistic as some of the people here.

yeah? how so?

Well for one, you caught me on a good day.

But I tend to expect the worst rather than hoping for the best a lot. Not a very optimistic outlook.