Two Truths & A Lie | Daemon: Wildd

[tangleofgarlands]

2 TRUTHS AND A LIE
Preferred Alias: Arthur

1. The first album I bought with my own money was The Ratz(*).
2. I lost my virginity in a four-way.
3. I'm a bit fussy about my tea.

One Of These Is A Lie

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[tangleofgarlands]

the whole thing was mad.
I...wouldn't call myself that, though. My mates did all the work, I just. attended the experience.
I suppose you could call it an orgy but I never thought of it that way.

I was a few weeks shy of eighteen.

[bratpack]

yeah
that's awesome, you get mad props
stop playing it down, dude, you're living the dream

[tangleofgarlands]

Sorry. I can't help it. It's sort of a brit thing.

I like that phrasing of it, though. "Living the dream". A few times I literally had things happen that I'd dreamed about before.

[bratpack]

yeah i've had that happen too but normally it just means i'm high

you didn't precog about this place, did you?

[tangleofgarlands]

I didn't dream about it, no, if that's what you mean.
It wasn't really premonitions so much as me having an active imagination and spending a lot of time fantasizing about a celebrity I ended up meeting.

[bratpack]

oh dude, that's actually awesome. and lucky
who was he like a rock star??

[tangleofgarlands]

Yes, actually. Got it in one, I'm impressed.
His name is Curt Wild and he's one of the greatest rock stars of the mid-70s.

[bratpack]

man, i wasn't even alive then
that's so cool.

he wasn't involved in the four way, was he?

[tangleofgarlands]

Really?
To be honest, it's a bit weird, talking to people who are around my age but also young enough to be my children.

And, no.
I mean.
I did sleep with him, but it was just the two of us, and it was a couple of years later.

[bratpack]

so like
what year is it where you're from? is it like the eighties or something? like pre-millennium

that's so weird to think about
i mean i know we're in different worlds so it shouldn't be but
dude.

also i'm jelly of your fantasy boning. that is a W for you, man, damn.

[tangleofgarlands]

Earlier than that--February of '75.
is it post-millennium for you?

You wouldn't be the first person I've met from...then, I suppose, but it's still hard for me to wrap my head round.

Contextually I think I understand what you said in that last line, but I don't think I've ever seen any of those words used the way you used them. I suppose slang would evolve in thirty years, though.

Also, thanks, but it I'm not sure I can take any credit. I happened to be there when he was looking for something I could offer,
and bloody lucky he decided he wanted it from me.

[bratpack]

yeah it's like 2017 man
i was born in like 1999, i think, but i obv don't remember that

hey, slang is my thing though, i can totally educate you
i'll have people thinking you're a millennial in fucking no time.

[tangleofgarlands]

good lord. 1999? I'm old enough to be your bloody grandfather.

At any rate, I don't think I'd be all that convincing even if I did learn your slang, between my clothes and the gaps in my knowledge.

[bratpack]

clothes?! who cares about clothes, this place is full of 'em
you can just take what you need. that's what i do
i showed up here with everything pretty shredded, so

anyways you can always learn shit. i got faith in you, gramps

[ But he will always now call you 'gramps'. Sorry. It's happening. ]

[tangleofgarlands]

Really?
I haven't gone thrifting in a while, maybe I'll give it a go. Though most of my clothes are alright, they were in my suitcase or just got a bit sandy.

It sounds like you had a rougher entry than I did.

[bratpack]

yeah i was in that like, alt new york and a building blew up beside me

that wasn't ideal i'll never see that tshirt again

[tangleofgarlands]

A building blew up beside you?

I'm glad to hear you're still in one piece, even if you're shirt isn't.

[bratpack]

yeah, you didn't hear about that? it was in that like alt new york where they fucked with my powers and gave me new ones instead, and then some asshole blew up the club that all us enhanced hung out at

i wasn't inside, though, i was just nearby. i think something hit me idk
but i got like, glass lodged in my side
hell of a vacation.

[tangleofgarlands]

I didn't go. Personally, I'm still getting used to the idea of people having powers at all. I suppose it's something I'll have to come to terms with sooner or later, though.

It certainly doesn't sound restful. You're alright now, though?

[bratpack]

yeah werewolves heal pretty fast, so
once i got back in my own skin, it healed up fast

nothing about that world was restful, though, i ain't sorry it was a dream
you made the right call not to go

[tangleofgarlands]

Werewolves? Really?

Sorry. I'm sure it's normal for you, but I've never met one before.
As far as I'd been aware it was just a story.

[bratpack]

well my bro, you've met one now. i'm freakin bona fido

i'll show you if you want. i love when humans wanna see. although this one guy threw up everywhere when i showed him, so like

talk some strength into your stomach, okay?

[tangleofgarlands]

[If Arthur's honest with himself, rather than sickening, he actually finds the prospect sort of exciting--in a very particular way that he's reluctant to admit to. Flushed, he just hopes his deflection isn't too obvious.]

it takes a lot to get me queasy.
is it painful for you at all?

[bratpack]

[ Cool! He likes this human already. ]

nah man, it's a natural thing
only hurts if you try and hold it back. it just looks funkyso you game?? we should go somewhere outside, wolf me is kinda big

[tangleofgarlands]

my last lover claimed he was raised by wolves.

[Of course, whether it was true was anyone's guess--and likely, Curt had given that response as a method of avoiding the real answer. Still, it sends a thrill up Arthur's spine.]

I'm there whenever you like.
how big is big?
Just curious.