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[radiopalkiller]

That's two negative votes on the network already, and I'm sorely missing the rousing speeches in Hydra's favour. Honestly, what sort of proper evil organisation doesn't even spring for an informative brochure?

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[radiopalkiller]

Brain parasites? That sounds like the sort of fun story we can look forward to when it's your turn to share some memories.

[alwaysbpositive]

Tons of fun. You get infected and all of a sudden you live to party. Great addition to college campuses.

[radiopalkiller]

[ He wonders how directly party translates to cannibalism and creepy hive-mind-itude in this particular case, because if that subject doesn't have an ever familiar ring to it. And it's more than the latest adventures of Famke Janssen, too... ]

And to think I once spent months campaigning for a new set of seats in the faculty lounge, when it could've been as simple as letting a handful of brain parasites improve our quality of life all along.

[alwaysbpositive]

[ Less cannibalism and more ants-who-find-religion parasites, Philip. ]

You mean they didn't just stage ritual combat between tenured professors to decide who go the best chairs? I'm starting to think I chose the wrong school.

[radiopalkiller]

Of course not, what sort of tenure wouldn't guarantee you a posh chair as a bonus? Although you should've seen the bi-annual death matches over who gets awarded tenure in the first place.

[ Knowing Wonderland he already suspects that her experience features a lot less sarcasm than his own, but who is really keeping track at this point? ]

[alwaysbpositive]

If the bloodletting isn't literal then they'd never survive on Silas. What with the literal armed combat requirement. Generally the Dean encouraged faculty to take a viking approach to things they wanted. If you take it and keep it you deserved it. If not, you make do.

[radiopalkiller]

[ And doesn't Philip know it. It used to be a sore subject, loss of life and all that, but nowadays there's barely an aftertaste's worth left of his bitterness. Still, it's hard not to flinch a little at the reminder of how poorly he fared once he traded all that academic dust for the brain parasites of his own world. ]

You're clearly underestimating the raw savagery of passive-aggressively worded paperwork. One time our department sent out invitations to meet for drinks around Christmas, and the card I got had my name written with two Ls instead of one. That's one entire extra L, and I'm about 85% sure that it was done on purpose.

So what I'm trying to say here is that you're absolutely correct, we'd probably be dead as doornails within five minutes. Also, the name's Philip, by the way. One l. Hi.