# Pastebin ZFEAmalR
11:55 AM <~barredowl> how about we start with our first impressions?
11:55 AM <+cybersqyd> i liked this a bunch
11:56 AM <~barredowl> this really fleshes out what was set down in 4688
11:56 AM <~barredowl> i liked it a lot too
11:56 AM <+cybersqyd> yeah
11:56 AM <BlueJones> Just wow... was not expecting ERIC (yes I'm spelling it like this) to be very down about the whole deal this much. I feel sorry for the kid
11:56 AM <+cybersqyd> mmm yeah
11:56 AM <Pighead> I liked the two articles a lot and I feel the same way than Jones. I really feel sad for the kid.
11:56 AM <~barredowl> yeah, eric is like... a pretty minor goi (poi?) and it's interesting to see it put in this format
11:57 AM <+cybersqyd> poi i believe cos he's just one kid
11:57 AM <~barredowl> yeah but now they're like
11:57 AM <~barredowl> in their 30's it was implied?
11:57 AM <BlueJones> All this kid wanted was friends and got tricked by the internet worshipper and just seeing it written out like this is very sad
11:57 AM <+cybersqyd> oh right yeah they are
11:58 AM <Pighead> (and I want to say that I've never read Eric-related things before, so yeah, first time)
11:58 AM <+cybersqyd> i always forget they're old
11:58 AM <~barredowl> > the helmets, and her son. He was around 40, never left home.
11:58 AM <~barredowl> yeap
11:58 AM <~barredowl> 40
11:58 AM <BlueJones> barredowl: I thought that was the Maxwellist?
11:58 AM <~barredowl> ope
11:58 AM <~barredowl> wait hmm
11:59 AM <~barredowl> i'm not sure myself lol
11:59 AM <~barredowl> but yeah, i definitely liked this; had a lot of character to it
11:59 AM <BlueJones> I love journal entries as article, allows for more personal prose into the writing
11:59 AM <+cybersqyd> yeah
12:00 PM <~barredowl> i very much do
12:00 PM <~barredowl> nice little insight
12:00 PM <Pighead> Plus, the journal helps me to know more about the 4688 events, even if it's just small things. 4688, I had not understand everything.
12:00 PM <+cybersqyd> yeah it's a nice companion piece
12:00 PM <+cybersqyd> it perhaps feels...too much like it's just a retelling of the ending to 4688 but it has a lot of charm so i can't be too mad about it
12:00 PM <BlueJones> I also like how he refers to the Foundation as "the police", adds more to his character
12:00 PM <+cybersqyd> yeah
12:02 PM <~barredowl> oh huh right
12:02 PM <~barredowl> thought they were just regular police; kinda skipped over it lol
12:03 PM <BlueJones> I mean, I assume that was implied with the events of 4688
12:03 PM <Pighead> Yeah, that is a perfect way to let the reader know that he's a child and don't really know what's going on about the anomalous world.
12:05 PM <Pighead> (and I say that, but I thought it was the regular police, too)
12:05 PM <~barredowl> so yeah, overall, very charming piece, and gave a lot of insight into what exactly was going on in 4688. confident upvote
12:05 PM <BlueJones> Heavy handed updoot from me
12:05 PM <BlueJones> :D
12:05 PM <Pighead> I feel like a strong to a... strong upvote for these two things.
12:06 PM <Pighead> And no, I will not say the things Fantano says at the end of each of his videos.