ღ | [ admittedly, riddle is a little bit surprised-- though not necessarily in a bad way. should he be, though? of course the kaiser in his memories was eager to share his finds with him, or excited to discover places to play or potential secret spots; he was a damn kid. they both were. that's what kids do?? and yet, everything he shared with riddle was something worth treasuring.
it's nice that kaiser remembers though. it doesn't change much, their past may not mean that much to him, but it'll always be everything to riddle. ]
Firsts are very important to me. I have so few right now, so I'm excited to change that now that I'm free of my mother. I want to learn as much as I can, and experience as much of the world I can.
The people who share my firsts with me are also very important. Perhaps the most important thing of all.
[ what is he trying to say?? don't ask him, he doesn't actually know. riddle doesn't know anything.....just that he's excited to see his first play with his first friend for the first time in a new city. okay so maybe he does know what he's trying to say but due to a combination of factors (awkward, emotionally constipated, etc) simply cannot and will not say whatever it is. WHATEVER!!! ]
Anyway, the cult isn't based around worshipping soap itself. It's a typical run-of-the-mill doomsday cult who just happens to have a soap-cutting hobby, and uses soap cutting ASMR as the vehicle to spreading their message.
With that in mind, their confessions are surprising. There are many dishonest and violent people in this cult who have apparently reformed thanks to Soaping.
[ he sends a link to a thing of someone cutting soap while talking about the time they watched an old man drown and did nothing to help followed by a few other videos-- another sinner confessing to purposely causing a car crash that killed a toddler, the soap leader earnestly saying patrick mahomes is the antichrist and Needs to be crucified, and then one of those weird carving-soap-into-a-bonfire-and-chanting videos. should he have sent this many??? maybe he secretly wanted to share these insane finds......misery loves company after all. ]
It's quite curious...not enough to where I would be willing to financially compromise my sophisticated theatergoing ambitions though. Worry not. I wouldn't hack it in a cult.
sometimes you get a bit sentimental and i dont know what to say... not in a bad way if anything that is very astounding of you. im sure lots of people wish that they could silence me
[ at least he's self-aware about, um... literally all of that? but it's probably because kaiser doesn't bother with putting on airs with riddle: it isn't that he's more honest, per se, because kaiser just casually says whatever with no concern about how divorced from reality his words are... but that he doesn't attempt to be somebody other than what comes to him naturally. ]
both of us are still too young for that for now, we can both experience more firsts... in the first place lets be more sentimental in our 30s or so [ that, to kaiser, is where being old starts. yeah. anyways! ]
that... is crazy...
[ because, yes, he watched every single video. it's the decent thing to do when sent a video! and now that he's finished, he cannot help but to attempt to armchair psychoanalyze these people— ]
where did you even find these people in the first place why do they put all of this in public where anybody could see it? this MUST be a thing where its actually a subconscious cry for help, right? is watching these videos YOUR subconscious cry for help? wait. i guess you gave an actual call for help too. at least you know...
Curious. Believe it or not, most wouldn't consider me the sentimental sort.
I don't know what to say to that either. Having this effect on you feels like an accomplishment, and yet I would happily talk with you all day if I could. (This is a great feat, so be honored)
[ it shouldn't feel this good to know that he's special, but it does, and for the time being riddle doesn't look this gift horse in the mouth. the riddle kaiser comes into contact with most often is quite different from the riddle he presents to the world. honestly, it leaves riddle's mind reeling sometimes. is it deceitful of him? or maybe this is his true self?
then again, kaiser isn't someone he sees as beneath him, at least not necessarily. as capable of it as he is, riddle sees no need to bully, control, or belittle him because kaiser is his precious childhood friend-- if anything, he feels indebted to him for opening his world to hope, to happiness. there's no way this can possibly become toxic and go completely sideways. ]
I suppose I just can't help it. Looking back on wonderful memories was all I had for so long. Enough of that, though -_- I, too, will dedicate myself to experiencing as many firsts as I can...in the first place.
[ he's teasing. kaiser isn't immune to that, sorry!!!!! at least it looks like they'd both rather focus on other crazy people instead. ]
The algorithm works in strange ways. I frequently watch true crime, and have been fascinated with ill-fated cults lately. Perhaps that's where this came from?
I assumed it was all a recruitment tactic. If you enjoy ASMR, and believe the key to salvation lies in cleansing yourself of your wrongdoings, would you not pursue these like-minded people? Perhaps forgiveness is what they seek.
A cry for help? Surely you're joking. Watching their videos left me feeling stupider, that's all. As I said, I could never join a cult. Run one, perhaps, but never join.
maybe thats because im the most sentimental boy in the world... ive probably felt emotions that nobody else ever had felt before me... 🥺
[ he's just kidding, of course. because kaiser doesn't know how to handle sincere sentiments like that!! ]
so youre a true crime girlie... some people consider that a bit of a red flag, did you know that? not me, of course. but some people... anyways.
[ let him consider these questions. perhaps in more detail than he really should. ]
i can see the sentiment about wanting to become clean, although i guess it really is preying on the vulnerable, in that case? since people who are thinking sensibly would be able to notice theres no correlation between being literally clean and feeling... internally clean, i suppose. maybe it really doesnt matter if theyre all terrible people anyways??
[ kind of like how kaiser might have be very fastidious about taking care of his personal hygiene and his physical appearance now, but at heart, he'll always be some scruffy kid who got confused about how to use a shampoo bottle because that's nawt how they did it in his household. ]
but okay, how about this: what would your cult center around -_- <-- not him because hes my thing
You're as sentimental as you are cheeky. A right proper terror, aren't you?
[ riddle isn't kidding!!! he's starting to see why a weaker person would want kaiser to shut the fuck up forever. ]
A red flag for what? Would the assumption be that I'm a violent or murderous sort of person? How ridiculous. I'm glad you know better and make your own decisions rather than believing those around you.
[ HE LITERALLY IS THO???? he is violent and homicidal! it isn't Kind Of a red flag! ]
The essence of a cult *is* to prey upon the vulnerable, is it not? I'm inclined to agree, however. The members here seem to be lacking in morals, and evaded justice one way or another. If this is how they must repent, and giving their lives to a soapy cause is what they feel they must do, then I have no sympathy for them. The fact it's time they're wasting making videos and playing with soap, rather than performing community service is irritating, but one cannot expect sense from those who are both vulnerable *and* weak in morals.
[ he has...way too many opinions about this. why do they care this much. they're insane? ]
-_- He is free for all to use -_- I see nothing forbidding me from using him. Luckily for you, I find him nonsensical.
As for my cult, it's simple. I, myself, would be the center as their all-knowing goddess. I would claim divinity, and instill work ethic and values into my followers that would guarantee a life of excellence for them. So long as they obeyed me, they would definitely know happiness. This way, it isn't just blatant extortion.
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it's nice that kaiser remembers though. it doesn't change much, their past may not mean that much to him, but it'll always be everything to riddle. ]
Firsts are very important to me. I have so few right now, so I'm excited to change that now that I'm free of my mother. I want to learn as much as I can, and experience as much of the world I can.
The people who share my firsts with me are also very important. Perhaps the most important thing of all.
[ what is he trying to say?? don't ask him, he doesn't actually know. riddle doesn't know anything.....just that he's excited to see his first play with his first friend for the first time in a new city. okay so maybe he does know what he's trying to say but due to a combination of factors (awkward, emotionally constipated, etc) simply cannot and will not say whatever it is. WHATEVER!!! ]
Anyway, the cult isn't based around worshipping soap itself. It's a typical run-of-the-mill doomsday cult who just happens to have a soap-cutting hobby, and uses soap cutting ASMR as the vehicle to spreading their message.
With that in mind, their confessions are surprising. There are many dishonest and violent people in this cult who have apparently reformed thanks to Soaping.
[ he sends a link to a thing of someone cutting soap while talking about the time they watched an old man drown and did nothing to help followed by a few other videos-- another sinner confessing to purposely causing a car crash that killed a toddler, the soap leader earnestly saying patrick mahomes is the antichrist and Needs to be crucified, and then one of those weird carving-soap-into-a-bonfire-and-chanting videos. should he have sent this many??? maybe he secretly wanted to share these insane finds......misery loves company after all. ]
It's quite curious...not enough to where I would be willing to financially compromise my sophisticated theatergoing ambitions though. Worry not. I wouldn't hack it in a cult.
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not in a bad way
if anything that is very astounding of you. im sure lots of people wish that they could silence me
[ at least he's self-aware about, um... literally all of that? but it's probably because kaiser doesn't bother with putting on airs with riddle: it isn't that he's more honest, per se, because kaiser just casually says whatever with no concern about how divorced from reality his words are... but that he doesn't attempt to be somebody other than what comes to him naturally. ]
both of us are still too young for that
for now, we can both experience more firsts... in the first place
lets be more sentimental in our 30s or so [ that, to kaiser, is where being old starts. yeah. anyways! ]
that... is crazy...
[ because, yes, he watched every single video. it's the decent thing to do when sent a video! and now that he's finished, he cannot help but to attempt to armchair psychoanalyze these people— ]
where did you even find these people in the first place
why do they put all of this in public where anybody could see it? this MUST be a thing where its actually a subconscious cry for help, right?
is watching these videos YOUR subconscious cry for help?
wait. i guess you gave an actual call for help too. at least you know...
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I don't know what to say to that either. Having this effect on you feels like an accomplishment, and yet I would happily talk with you all day if I could. (This is a great feat, so be honored)
[ it shouldn't feel this good to know that he's special, but it does, and for the time being riddle doesn't look this gift horse in the mouth. the riddle kaiser comes into contact with most often is quite different from the riddle he presents to the world. honestly, it leaves riddle's mind reeling sometimes. is it deceitful of him? or maybe this is his true self?
then again, kaiser isn't someone he sees as beneath him, at least not necessarily. as capable of it as he is, riddle sees no need to bully, control, or belittle him because kaiser is his precious childhood friend-- if anything, he feels indebted to him for opening his world to hope, to happiness. there's no way this can possibly become toxic and go completely sideways. ]
I suppose I just can't help it. Looking back on wonderful memories was all I had for so long. Enough of that, though -_- I, too, will dedicate myself to experiencing as many firsts as I can...in the first place.
[ he's teasing. kaiser isn't immune to that, sorry!!!!! at least it looks like they'd both rather focus on other crazy people instead. ]
The algorithm works in strange ways. I frequently watch true crime, and have been fascinated with ill-fated cults lately. Perhaps that's where this came from?
I assumed it was all a recruitment tactic. If you enjoy ASMR, and believe the key to salvation lies in cleansing yourself of your wrongdoings, would you not pursue these like-minded people? Perhaps forgiveness is what they seek.
A cry for help? Surely you're joking. Watching their videos left me feeling stupider, that's all. As I said, I could never join a cult. Run one, perhaps, but never join.
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[ he's just kidding, of course. because kaiser doesn't know how to handle sincere sentiments like that!! ]
so youre a true crime girlie... some people consider that a bit of a red flag, did you know that? not me, of course. but some people... anyways.
[ let him consider these questions. perhaps in more detail than he really should. ]
i can see the sentiment about wanting to become clean, although i guess it really is preying on the vulnerable, in that case? since people who are thinking sensibly would be able to notice theres no correlation between being literally clean and feeling... internally clean, i suppose. maybe it really doesnt matter if theyre all terrible people anyways??
[ kind of like how kaiser might have be very fastidious about taking care of his personal hygiene and his physical appearance now, but at heart, he'll always be some scruffy kid who got confused about how to use a shampoo bottle because that's nawt how they did it in his household. ]
but okay, how about this: what would your cult center around
-_- <-- not him because hes my thing
[ TRADEMARK MICHAEL KAISER!! ]
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[ riddle isn't kidding!!! he's starting to see why a weaker person would want kaiser to shut the fuck up forever. ]
A red flag for what? Would the assumption be that I'm a violent or murderous sort of person? How ridiculous. I'm glad you know better and make your own decisions rather than believing those around you.
[ HE LITERALLY IS THO???? he is violent and homicidal! it isn't Kind Of a red flag! ]
The essence of a cult *is* to prey upon the vulnerable, is it not? I'm inclined to agree, however. The members here seem to be lacking in morals, and evaded justice one way or another. If this is how they must repent, and giving their lives to a soapy cause is what they feel they must do, then I have no sympathy for them. The fact it's time they're wasting making videos and playing with soap, rather than performing community service is irritating, but one cannot expect sense from those who are both vulnerable *and* weak in morals.
[ he has...way too many opinions about this. why do they care this much. they're insane? ]
-_- He is free for all to use -_- I see nothing forbidding me from using him. Luckily for you, I find him nonsensical.
As for my cult, it's simple. I, myself, would be the center as their all-knowing goddess. I would claim divinity, and instill work ethic and values into my followers that would guarantee a life of excellence for them. So long as they obeyed me, they would definitely know happiness. This way, it isn't just blatant extortion.
[ he's literally fucking insane ]